Staff Software Engineer - Data Foundation
Dune · Remote · East Coast US & Europe (Remote) ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Fully remote
- Go, Kotlin, Rust, Python
- Distributed data systems
- Equity + competitive salary
You will own the architecture for blockchain data ingestion, representation, and external delivery at Dune. This position requires translating ambiguous product needs into technical designs, breaking down complex problems, and driving high-impact architectural decisions across the data platform.
What you'll do
- Translate product requirements into technical models, interfaces, and workflows
- Decompose large problems into manageable tasks for the engineering team
- Drive architectural decisions and own components from design to production
- Design systems for correctness and performance under high data volume
- Elevate standards for design reviews, testing, and work breakdown
- Mentor engineers by example within a distributed team
What you'll need
- Strong generalist with solid computer science fundamentals
- Experience designing and shipping distributed data systems
- Ability to reason from first principles and identify system constraints
- Comfortable handling ambiguity and defining scope with stakeholders
- Proficient with AI tools while understanding their limitations
- Clear written communication skills for remote collaboration
Nice to have
- Experience with data lakes and formats like Parquet, Iceberg, or Deltalog
- Background in companies where data is the core product
Stack
- Go
- Kotlin
- Rust
- Python
How you'll work
- Fully remote-first approach
- Flexible working hours
- Distributed team across Europe and Eastern US timezones
What you get
- Competitive salary and top 25% equity package
- Discounted strike price and 10-year exercise window for equity
- 5 weeks PTO plus local public holidays
- Private medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers
- Quarterly company offsites in various locations
- Yearly travel allowance for co-working
- Allowance for home office setup or co-working space