Senior Software Architect, Security Platform

Keeper Security; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision (domestic)

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Disability Insurance (Voluntary)

401K

Generous PTO

Job summary

Keeper Security is seeking a Senior Software Architect, Security Platforms to define architecture across PAM, browser extension, and core security platforms. This hands-on leadership role requires guiding teams through design decisions while staying involved in architecture, prototyping, code reviews and security-focused problem solving.

The ideal candidate will bring broad full‑stack experience, strong fundamentals, and the ability to navigate multiple product domains, technologies and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with architecture/leadership.
• Experience delivering large‑scale production software across multiple product areas.
• Strong full‑stack background across frontend, backend, APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience designing scalable, secure SaaS architectures.
• Understanding of patterns and trade‑offs in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture across Keeper product areas (PAM, browser extension, core platforms).
• Establish scalable patterns and standards across frontend, backend, client, distributed systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and major technical design decisions for cross‑product initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs with leadership.
• Evaluate trade‑offs across centralized vs. distributed architectures and cloud-native models.
• Design systems prioritizing security, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Guide APIs, services, authentication, data flows, and integration patterns.
• Provide technical leadership for high-scale SaaS security workflows.
• Support architecture across browser, desktop, endpoint, and platform components.
• Identify risks and drive remediation strategies; build prototypes for validation.
• Review critical changes and guide senior engineers; collaborate with Security teams.

Skills

Software architecture

Security platforms

Full-stack

Cloud (AWS)

Kubernetes

Microservices

APIs

Authentication/Authorization

DevOps

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Java/Kotlin/Rust/C++/Go

Job description

DescriptionKeeper Security is hiring a Senior Software Architect, Security Platforms to help define and drive architecture across Keeper's product portfolio, including Privileged Access Management, Browser Extension and other core application platforms. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the El Dorado Hills, CA or Chicago, IL metro areas. Keeper's cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help shape the architecture behind Keeper's next generation of security products and platforms.

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

As a Senior Software Architect, Security Platforms, you will provide architectural leadership across multiple Keeper engineering teams and product areas. You will work across frontend, backend, client, browser and security platforms to establish scalable technical patterns, resolve complex cross-product architectural challenges and guide teams through major design decisions. This is not a purely advisory role. You will remain hands‑on with architecture, prototyping, code reviews and technical problem solving while partnering with Engineering, Product and Security leadership to ensure Keeper's systems remain secure, performant and maintainable as the platform grows. The ideal candidate has broad full-stack architecture experience, deep software engineering fundamentals and the ability to move comfortably across product domains, technologies and operating environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture across multiple Keeper product areas, including PAM, Browser Extension and other core security platforms
• Establish scalable architectural patterns and technical standards across frontend, backend, client and distributed systems
• Lead architecture reviews and major technical design decisions for complex cross-product initiatives
• Partner with Engineering leadership and product teams to translate business and product requirements into scalable technical designs
• Evaluate trade‑offs across centralized and distributed architectures, monoliths and microservices, synchronous and asynchronous systems and cloud‑native deployment models
• Design systems with strong consideration for security, reliability, performance, extensibility and maintainability
• Guide architecture for APIs, services, authentication, authorization, data flows and integration patterns across product teams
• Provide technical leadership for high‑scale SaaS systems and security‑sensitive workflows
• Support architecture across browser‑based, desktop, endpoint and platform components where applicable
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt and scalability constraints and drive pragmatic remediation strategies
• Build prototypes or reference implementations to validate architectural approaches and de‑risk major initiatives
• Review critical code and design changes and provide technical guidance to senior and staff‑level engineers
• Partner with Security teams on secure architecture, threat modeling and protection of sensitive data and credentials
• Establish standards for observability, reliability, testing and operational readiness across distributed systems
• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams
• Evaluate new technologies, frameworks and architectural approaches that can improve platform capabilities and developer productivity
• Use AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to accelerate technical research, prototyping, coding, debugging and documentation

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant software architecture or technical leadership responsibilities
• Proven experience architecting and delivering large‑scale production software across multiple product or platform areas
• Strong full‑stack technical background across frontend, backend, APIs and distributed systems
• Experience designing highly available, scalable and secure SaaS architectures
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, object‑oriented and modular design principles and architectural trade‑offs
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, event‑driven architecture and cloud‑native application design
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, identity, access control and secure application architecture
• Experience designing and integrating APIs, shared services and cross‑product platform capabilities
• Strong knowledge of relational and non‑relational database architecture, data modeling and performance considerations
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern deployment environments such as AWS, containers and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of application performance, profiling, debugging and reliability engineering
• Experience evaluating architectural trade‑offs involving scalability, resiliency, maintainability and developer velocity
• Proven ability to work across multiple engineering teams and influence technical decisions without direct authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineers, Product and leadership
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use modern AI‑assisted development tools effectively for research, architecture, coding and technical analysis
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting browser extensions, desktop applications or client‑side security platforms
• Experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as React
• Experience with backend technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Rust, C++, Go or similar languages
• Familiarity with browser security models, extension architecture, CORS and web application security
• Experience with endpoint security, operating system integrations or native client development
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing and secure software supply chain practices
• Experience with observability platforms, performance testing and production diagnostics
• Familiarity with accessibility standards, analytics platforms or enterprise product requirements
• Experience working across AI‑enabled product initiatives, agentic systems or modern AI development workflows

Benefits

• 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)

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

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.

We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements.

Classification : Exempt