Not a happy place for engineers - Software Engineer Opendoor Employee Review

1.0
9 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Fast growing company - Great snacks in the office - Travel to local offices, e.g. Hackweek

Cons

- High work expectations, lots of pressure - No time for fun, cheap on spending - Lack of culture, no engagement with other co-workers - Low comp - Very few good senior engineers - Lots of bad engineers that don't get let go - Heavy stock dilution, stock was diluted 47% in 2018 I've been at Opendoor for 6+ months and I don't see myself working here much longer. The company is growing fast but it is lacking in too many areas that make it an unhappy place to work. When I meet engineers in private 1 on 1s almost everyone is thinking about leaving due their frustractions of working here. It seems most people joined here thinking it looked great from the outside and the growth potential. The SF office has no culture making it a very boring place to work. Employees don't feel any sense of beloning at this company and the company is very cheap when it comes to spending money on employees having fun. This place mainly attracts junior engineers since they don't pay enough to attract top talent.

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5.0
19 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Recently joined - Kaz is fantastic. There's been basically no blockers to us shipping. Very long hours but you can feel the impact in the work you're doing

Cons

Not much right now. Things are a little chaotic but that's what I signed up for. EPD leadership is maybe a little lacking

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2.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful problems to solve. Stock upside with right macro. Aggressive AI usage

Cons

996 / hustle culture amongst newer folks. Love having motivated teammates but the comp is B-tier at best (unless you’re the CEO, at 4371x the avg employee) New product folks are a mixed bag. Some work really hard and are super sharp. Some talk about working hard and take credit for product work from others. SF office dying through firing and resignations - expect to be asked to visit Miami and Toronto frequently. Tenured employees seem to be assumed to be low performers

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