Fast-paced, high impact: welcome to startup life! - Software Engineer Opendoor Employee Review

5.0
Dec 13, 2017
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Pros

Company values: "start and end with the customer" resonates with me a lot! High impact: there is potential to disrupt a severely antiquated industry and make one of the most stressful transactions a lot easier. Fast-paced and lots of ownership, sometimes by necessity as the company is still relatively small with a lot that it is trying to do Fiscal responsibility: The company is focused on the long-term and building a sustainable business instead of chasing small short-term wins. Also, random coffee dates: an automated bot pairs you up with an random employee in the company each week (if you opt in). Great way to meet others in the company!

Cons

Learning on the job here is a little tougher because there is so much to do. Roadmap seems to shift very significantly every quarter.

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5.0
Mar 19, 2026
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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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3.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

I spent four years at Opendoor and back in 2021 This was a great company to work for. We had great benefits were remote and the pay was competitive. Opendoor tonight me a lot and I was able to refine my skills through hundreds of new leads every month. The role of home Sales advisor requires a large knowledge base and comes with a lot of autonomy and responsibility. Historically they have had a really hard time hiring from the outside and most new hits don’t last one year.

Cons

Frequent layoffs a culture of fear and mistrust. In 4 years I survived 6 rounds of layoffs. The new ceo has caused a lot of problems mainly by repeating the same mistakes we made before.

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