As a Product Engineer at Opal, you'll design and implement full stack features that enhance our access management platform. You will collaborate closely with product managers and designers to define specifications, all while ensuring an outstanding user experience.

To excel as a Product Engineer at Opal, candidates should have strong programming skills across the full stack, particularly with Golang, Typescript, React, and GraphQL. Experience with or understanding of existing product challenges is also vital.

At Opal, the work environment is dynamic and collaborative, with a focus on innovation and ownership. As a Product Engineer, you'll thrive while navigating through ambiguous challenges and contributing to impactful solutions.

Opal is committed to diversity in hiring for the Product Engineer position. We encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, even if they might not meet every job criterion. We value unique experiences and lifelong learners.

You will work on a wide range of projects that aim to enhance the functionality and usability of our access management platform. These include creating features that prioritize consumer-grade simplicity while accommodating enterprise scale.

Opal offers an impressive range of benefits for Product Engineers, including competitive salaries, early employee equity, unlimited PTO, comprehensive health coverage, and opportunities for team bonding activities throughout the year.

Opal’s culture is centered around innovation, collaboration, and personal development. As a Product Engineer, you’ll engage with a team that values your input and encourages creative approaches to problem-solving.

Be prepared to discuss specific projects you've worked on, detailing the technologies used and your role in those projects. Highlight any instances where you identified and resolved challenges that enhanced the final product.

Outline your approach by discussing how you would gather requirements, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prioritize user experience. Mention your process for iterative testing and incorporating feedback.

Share a specific example of a project that presented challenges, detailing how you tackled them. Focus on your problem-solving skills, teamwork, and the impact of your solutions on the project's outcome.

Emphasize the importance of simplicity, usability, and scalability in user experience design. Discuss how you ensure that the end-users' feedback is incorporated into your designs.

Mention your commitment to continuous learning, such as taking online courses, reading technology blogs, and participating in developer communities to keep up with emerging trends and best practices.

Discuss your strategies for prioritization, such as using Agile methods, setting clear deadlines, and regular check-ins to ensure alignment with the team’s objectives.

Provide an example where data helped inform your decisions, such as user analytics driving improvements or A/B tests leading to feature enhancements, showcasing your analytical skills.

Share personal motivations, which may include a passion for technology, customer satisfaction, or a drive to solve complex problems, reinforcing how these align with Opal's objectives.

Discuss the importance of open communication, regular feedback cycles, and collaborative tools that facilitate transparency and collective brainstorming.

Highlight the joy of creating solutions that positively impact users or the fulfillment of seeing a product evolve from concept to a fully functional tool that users love.