Software Engineer - Data Foundation

Unchain Data; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Flexible hours

Paid parental leave

Home office stipend

Job summary

Dune is seeking a software engineer focused on data to help scale a blockchain data platform. You will design distributed systems, work with large-scale datasets, and contribute to ingestions, decoding, and SQL query performance.

The role emphasizes Kotlin/Go with optional Java/Rust and a strong design mindset. Join a fast-moving team committed to building observable on-chain data and enabling sophisticated research across ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, and more, in a remote-first environment

Qualifications

• Strong CS fundamentals and ability to learn new technologies.
• Understanding of distributed system design.
• Familiarity with blockchain tech and RPC.
• Experience with datalakes/formats like Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg.
• Collaborative teammate with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed systems with principled architecture decisions.
• Tackle challenges in distributed systems, large databases, SQL processing, data modelling, or performance.
• Own components of the blockchain data platform such as data ingestion/decoding.
• Write Kotlin and Go, with Java and Rust as needed, focusing on design and performance.
• Improve developer experience with tests, CI, and deployment tooling.
• Automate incident diagnosis and resolution, leveraging AI where possible.
• Work with a fast, highly capable engineering team.
• Build AI agents for automation within the team.

Skills

Distributed systems

Blockchain knowledge

Team collaboration

General programming

Tools

Kotlin

Go

Java

Rust

Parquet

Delta Lake

Iceberg

Job description

About Dune

Dune's mission is to make onchain finance observable. We're the industry standard for onchain data: a blockchain data and intelligence provider that institutions, protocols, and analysts trust to understand the onchain world and the frontiers of finance. We deliver structured datasets, spanning stablecoins, RWAs, tokens, lending, trading, and more, from 130+ chains and counting, to 1,000+ industry leaders including Visa, WisdomTree, FINRA, the IMF, Bloomberg, Standard Chartered, Coinbase, Forbes, and the Financial Times.

We're a tight knit team of 50 hard working people, spread across Europe and eastern US timezones, having an outsized impact on the industry. We take pride in being ambitious and doing world class work while staying humble and lighthearted. We believe in building open, verifiable data that lets individuals and institutions do deep research into ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, Robinhood and many more.

We're backed by some of the world's best investors. In February 2022, we announced our Series B funding round led by Coatue and Union Square Ventures, an important milestone that let us double down on our mission.

The Role

As a software engineer in Dune focused on Data you will play a key role in ensuring our data platform scales to accommodate an ever-growing volume of blockchain data. This is a role that involves thinking about large scale distributed systems and distributed databases, and is ideal for anyone passionate about those topics.

We are building a data platform that:

• Can ingest and process petabytes of data
• Allows third parties to ingest data
• Facilitates performant SQL queries across datasets

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed systems in a principled way and take part in high impact architectural decisions
• Engage in stimulating technical challenges in topics such as distributed systems, very large databases, SQL processing, data modelling, or systems performance
• Assume ownership of components within our blockchain data platform such as data ingestion and decoding
• Write code mostly in Kotlin and Go with some Java and Rust with a strong emphasis on good design and performance
• Contribute to the internal developer experience by improving local test setups, integration tests, and incremental deployment processes
• Continually improve how we operate the platform, including seeking opportunities to automate incident diagnosis and resolution using AI
• Work with one of the fastest engineering teams in the industry
• Build AI agents for automation into the team

Requirements

• You are a strong generalist with fundamental computer science knowledge. You use this knowledge to easily adapt to new technologies and scenarios, and to find the right solutions for the problems at hand.
• You have an understanding of distributed system design, or the drive to learn if you're a more junior engineer. Our work is as much about understanding and designing systems as it is about coding in a particular language.
• Have an understanding of blockchain technology and RPC interactions
• Have experience with datalakes and formats like parquet, delta, iceberg
• You have great collaboration and communication skills. We work on the principle that the best output emerges from effective team work and constructive discussions.
• Coding experience in any JVM language, along with a zeal for writing well-designed, testable software

Benefits

• A competitive salary and equity package. Both salary and equity is top 25% of companies in the space
• Our employee equity scheme has world-class employee-friendly terms with a heavily discounted strike price (90%) and a 10-year exercise window
• 5 weeks PTO + local public holidays (that can be swapped to suit you)
• A fully remote-first approach within a distributed team with flexible working hours; you structure your own day
• A healthy mix of async and sync work, so you can focus on what truly matters-no more wasted time on endless meetings
• Private medical insurance, dental & vision as standard
• Paid parental leave to help you celebrate this important milestone, transition to your new life, and bond with your new baby. We offer 16 weeks to primary and 6 weeks to secondary caregivers, fully paid. Plus a 2-week part-time phased return at full pay to help you get used to your new schedule
• Quarterly offsites in various exciting locations as a company or team to connect, work together and have fun
• Each person gets a yearly travel allowance to connect and co-work with someone or a team of people for a few days
• An allowance for your at-home setup, to ensure you are happy, comfortable and productive. If you prefer a local co-working space, we'll pay for your desk.
• Work with some of the best people you'll ever get to meet
• Awesome Dune swag

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.