Role Overview
Keeper Security is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join a new rapid innovation team focused on turning ambitious ideas into working software. This opportunity is well-suited for a seasoned engineer who thrives in ambiguous environments and enjoys building across multiple technology stacks rather than owning a single product long-term.
Key Responsibilities
Rapidly design and build working software for new product concepts, technical experiments, and strategic initiatives.
Take loosely defined ideas from concept through functional implementation with minimal product or technical specification.
Define architecture and technical direction for early-stage projects while making pragmatic tradeoffs around speed, security, and scalability.
Work across backend, frontend, desktop, platform, integration, and infrastructure technologies depending on project needs.
Develop backend services and APIs using Java and other appropriate technologies.
Build modern user experiences using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and related frameworks.
Evaluate unfamiliar technologies, frameworks, APIs, and codebases and become productive quickly.
Integrate AI models, APIs, and emerging AI capabilities into software when appropriate, partnering with AI and Machine Learning teams.
Identify technical risks, validate feasibility, and determine whether concepts are ready to move toward productization.
Create technical structure, documentation, and architecture guidance to support clean handoffs to long-term engineering owners.
Mentor engineers and raise technical standards through design reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on collaboration.
Collaborate directly with the CTO, engineering leaders, product teams, and subject-matter experts.
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot extensively to accelerate research, coding, debugging, testing, and technical exploration.
Requirements
9+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated breadth across multiple areas of software development.
Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to design and build complete applications, services, and integrations.
Demonstrated experience leading technical architecture and execution for complex software projects.
Proven ability to independently take ambiguous or minimally defined ideas from concept through functional implementation.
Strong backend development experience, preferably with Java and modern service-oriented architectures.
Experience building modern frontend applications using JavaScript or TypeScript and React or similar frameworks.
Experience designing and integrating APIs, backend services, databases, and third-party technologies.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across unfamiliar systems and codebases.
Demonstrated ability to learn new programming languages, frameworks, and technical domains quickly.
Ability to make effective technical tradeoffs when speed and experimentation are more important than long-term production architecture.
Strong technical curiosity and a demonstrated history of experimenting with, building, or exploring new technologies.
Proven ability to influence technical direction and mentor engineers without relying on formal people-management authority.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software engineering, research, debugging, and prototyping.
Ability to clearly communicate technical findings, architecture decisions, and handoff requirements to other engineering teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to Have
Experience participating in hackathons, engineering competitions, open-source projects, technical side projects, or similar build-focused environments.
Experience working at an early-stage startup, innovation lab, prototyping team, or other environment with limited structure and rapidly changing priorities.
Experience with Python and/or Rust.
Experience integrating large language models, AI APIs, agents, or AI-enabled workflows into software.
Experience building cybersecurity, developer tooling, desktop, infrastructure, or platform products.
Experience taking a product from initial concept or prototype through technical validation and handoff.
Broad technical experience spanning multiple languages, frameworks, platforms, or areas of software engineering.
Skills and Tools
Python
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Rust
AI-assisted development tools (Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot)
APIs and backend services
Salary and Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
Employer Paid Life Insurance and Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental Life
Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
401K with Roth and Traditional options
A generous paid time off plan that celebrates commitment and seniority, including paid bereavement and jury duty
Above-market annual bonuses
About the Company
Keeper Security is a fast-growing cybersecurity software company that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. As a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment, its core offering is KeeperPAM, an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices, and infrastructure from cyber attacks.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please visit the official Keeper Security careers page.
