Keeper Security
Senior Software Architect, Browser Extension Platform
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 3 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 3 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $175k–$230k a year, a typical range taken from 595 senior-level software roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote, US"
- Job description states: "based in the Chicago"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Keeper Security is hiring a Senior Software Architect to provide technical leadership for our Browser Extension team and help shape the architecture of one of Keeper’s most widely used client experiences. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the Chicago, IL or El Dorado Hills, CA 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 define the technical foundation for secure, high-performance browser experiences used by customers around the world.
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 for Keeper’s Browser Extension team, you will define and guide the architecture of secure browser-based experiences across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and other supported platforms.
This is a highly hands-on technical leadership role focused on application architecture, browser extension frameworks, security, performance and cross-platform reliability. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, QA and UX teams to solve complex technical challenges, establish scalable design patterns and guide the long-term evolution of Keeper’s browser platform. You will remain close to the code while providing architectural direction across the team, ensuring that new capabilities are secure, maintainable and aligned with Keeper’s zero-knowledge security model.
Responsibilities:
Define and drive the technical architecture and long-term direction of Keeper’s browser extension platform
Lead architectural design for complex browser-based features, shared services and cross-platform capabilities
Design scalable solutions using JavaScript, TypeScript and modern web application technologies
Guide architecture across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and other supported browser environments
Establish patterns for secure communication between browser extension components, web applications, backend services and native integrations
Lead technical decisions involving extension lifecycle, background services, content scripts, messaging, storage and browser APIs
Ensure architectural decisions align with Keeper’s zero-knowledge and zero-trust security principles
Identify and address performance, memory, reliability and scalability challenges across browser environments
Guide migration and modernization initiatives as browser extension standards and platform capabilities evolve
Partner with Product and UX teams to translate complex product requirements into scalable technical designs
Collaborate with Security teams on threat modeling, secure design and remediation of security-sensitive browser functionality
Lead architecture reviews, design reviews and technical standards across the Browser Extension engineering team
Mentor senior engineers and help raise engineering quality, architecture discipline and technical decision-making across the team
Work closely with adjacent Vault, Desktop, Mobile and backend teams where functionality or architecture overlaps
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to improve architecture research, prototyping, debugging, code analysis, documentation and engineering efficiency
Requirements
Requirements
- ·10+ years of professional software engineering experience with true full-stack development expertise spanning databases, backend services, APIs, infrastructure and modern user interfaces
- ·Demonstrated 0-to-1 architecture experience designing and delivering complex software systems from initial concept through production
- ·Strong knowledge of software architecture and object-oriented design patterns, including common Gang of Four design patterns
- ·Deep understanding of performance engineering, including profiling, load testing, bottleneck analysis and real-time debugging across the full application stack
- ·Experience designing highly available, scalable systems and evaluating tradeoffs between centralized and decentralized architectures
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)
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Keeper Security, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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