Senior Software Architect, Browser Extension Platform Remote, US

Keeper Security, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Voluntary Disability Insurance

401K (Roth/Traditional)

Generous PTO

Job summary

Keeper Security, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Architect to drive architecture across full-stack systems, APIs, and cloud services.

The role focuses on zero-trust, high-security design and scalable, reliable platforms in a remote US environment. You will mentor engineers, guide architecture choices, collaborate with product, UX, and cross-functional teams, and evaluate tradeoffs between centralized and decentralized approaches while leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate research and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with full-stack expertise.
• Proven 0-to-1 architecture experience delivering complex systems.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and OO design.
• Performance engineering across the full stack.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable systems.
• Distributed systems and microservices experience.
• Cloud-native technologies including AWS, Lambda, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Security-focused architecture including IAM/CIEM and least privilege.
• Secure development practices and secure tooling knowledge.
• Strong CI/CD, automated testing and release engineering.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural direction aligned with zero-knowledge and zero-trust principles.
• Collaborate with Product and UX to translate requirements into scalable designs.
• Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering quality and decisions.
• Coordinate with Vault, Desktop, Mobile and backend teams on overlapping work.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve architecture research, prototyping, debugging and documentation.

Skills

Full-stack development

Architectural design

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Security architecture

AI-assisted tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Security tools (SonarQube/Checkmarx)

Job description

Remote, US

About Keeper

Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Job

Responsibilities

• Ensure architectural decisions align with Keeper’s zero-knowledge and zero-trust security principles
• Partner with Product and UX teams to translate complex product requirements into scalable technical designs
• Mentor senior engineers and help raise engineering quality, architecture discipline and technical decision-making across the team
• Work closely with adjacent Vault, Desktop, Mobile and backend teams where functionality or architecture overlaps
• Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to improve architecture research, prototyping, debugging, code analysis, documentation and engineering efficiency

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with true full-stack development expertise spanning databases, backend services, APIs, infrastructure and modern user interfaces
• Demonstrated 0-to-1 architecture experience designing and delivering complex software systems from initial concept through production
• Strong knowledge of software architecture and object-oriented design patterns, including common Gang of Four design patterns
• Deep understanding of performance engineering, including profiling, load testing, bottleneck analysis and real-time debugging across the full application stack
• Experience designing highly available, scalable systems and evaluating tradeoffs between centralized and decentralized architectures
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, serverless architectures and event-driven application design
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms, including AWS, Lambda, Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of database architecture and data modeling across transactional systems, sharded or horizontally scaled databases and analytical or warehouse platforms
• Experience designing secure authentication, authorization and identity architectures, including IAM, CIEM and least-privilege access concepts
• Strong knowledge of web and application security concepts, including CORS, OWASP guidance and secure software development practices
• Experience with static analysis, code quality or application security tooling such as SonarQube, Checkmarx or similar platforms
• Strong understanding of modern software development methodologies, CI/CD practices, automated testing and release engineering
• Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural tradeoffs across performance, security, scalability, reliability, maintainability and delivery speed
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across database, backend, infrastructure, network and UI layers
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions, influence technical direction and mentor senior engineers without relying on formal people-management authority
• Ability and willingness to use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to support architecture research, prototyping, debugging, code analysis and technical documentation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or integrating enterprise security platforms in areas such as IAM, CIEM, privileged access management or endpoint security
• Familiarity with enterprise product categories such as GRC, Integrated Risk Management (IRM), SCADA or other specialized security and operational platforms
• Familiarity with high-scale SaaS, security-sensitive or zero-trust application architectures
• Experience with compliance and security frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2 and GDPR
• Familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG
• Experience with product analytics platforms such as Google Analytics 4 or similar technologies
• Familiarity with modern data and analytics platforms such as Databricks
• Experience with machine learning, AI-enabled products, computer vision or reinforcement learning workflows
• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt