Software Architect, Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software

Company Overview

Dune Security is the world’s first User Adaptive Risk Management solution. Powered by AI, we quantify employee risk with comprehensive data and automatically deliver user‑adaptive training and intervention. For higher‑risk users, our platform integrates seamlessly with the broader security stack to dynamically implement controls. Backed by Craft Ventures, Toba Capital, Mass Mutual Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Fire streak Ventures, and Antler, we empower CISOs to proactively manage user risk – the leading cause of cybersecurity breaches – and build safer, more resilient organizations.

Dune Security is seeking a visionary Senior Software Architect to spearhead the architectural direction of our large‑scale, globally distributed systems. In this pivotal role you will report to senior leadership and collaborate across engineering, security, and data science teams to design and implement the backbone of a platform serving millions of users worldwide. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving reliability, performance, and security, ensuring we meet our 99.999% availability commitment and deliver an exceptional user experience.

• Architect and evolve large‑scale, distributed systems to support a global user base of millions, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Drive the architecture of highly available systems, consistently meeting and exceeding 99.999% uptime and reliability SLOs.
• Lead the design of resilient, multi‑region architectures deployed across diverse global markets.
• Spearhead architectural decisions across all technology layers to create a cohesive and robust platform.
• Establish and govern architectural standards, patterns, and best practices for consistency, quality, and maintainability.
• Develop and communicate the architectural vision through clear blueprints, diagrams, and design documents for technical and executive audiences.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams, including engineering, security, and AI, to deliver secure, scalable, and operationally excellent architectures.
• Guide the long‑term technical roadmap, including platform evolution, strategic capacity planning, and proactive management of technical debt.

Required

• Minimum 5 years senior engineering or software architecture experience with proven ownership of large‑scale, globally distributed production systems.
• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Expert‑level proficiency in AWS, including global networking, multi‑region design, security, and cost optimization.
• Advanced programming skills in Python, Golang, and C with experience designing and reviewing production‑grade code.
• Hands‑on experience with NVIDIA CUDA and strong understanding of GPU‑accelerated workloads.
• Industry‑recognized certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect (Professional), AWS Advanced Networking, AWS Security Specialty, or NVIDIA CUDA.
• Must be able to work on‑site in our New York City office four days per week.

Preferred

• 8+ years senior architecture experience.
• Experience with microservices, service mesh, event‑driven, and edge computing architectures.
• In‑depth knowledge of modern compute architectures (GPUs, LPUs, TPUs, QPUs).
• Experience architecting AI/ML systems, including training pipelines, inference services, and GPU scheduling.
• Background in data architecture with distributed databases, caching strategies, and data consistency models.
• Familiarity with architectural tooling such as Lucidchart and diagrams‑as‑code.
• Exceptional communication and technical writing skills.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven record of architectural ownership for systems serving millions of users, mastery of AWS services and NVIDIA CUDA, and comprehensive understanding of modern compute architectures.
• Polyglot programming expertise in Python, Golang, and
  
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• Leadership that can influence and align technical and executive stakeholders around a clear architectural vision, maintain 99.999% reliability, and uphold Zero Trust security.
• Strategic thinking to guide long‑term platform evolution, manage technical debt, and mentor engineering teams.