[Hiring] Software Engineer - Data @Dune

Role Description

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 role involves thinking about large scale distributed systems and distributed databases, 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

In this role you will:

• 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

Qualifications

• You are a strong generalist with fundamental computer science knowledge, easily adapting to new technologies and scenarios
• You have an understanding of distributed system design, or the drive to learn if you’re a more junior engineer
• You have an understanding of blockchain technology and RPC interactions
• You have experience with datalakes and formats like parquet, delta, iceberg
• You have great collaboration and communication skills
• Coding experience in any JVM language, with a zeal for writing well-designed, testable software

Benefits

• A competitive salary and equity package, both in the top 25% of companies in the space
• World-class employee-friendly terms for our equity scheme 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 with flexible working hours
• A healthy mix of async and sync work to minimize meeting overload
• Private medical insurance, dental & vision as standard
• Paid parental leave: 16 weeks for primary and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers, fully paid
• Quarterly offsites in various exciting locations to connect, work together, and have fun
• A yearly travel allowance to connect and co-work with someone or a team
• An allowance for your at-home setup or for a local co-working space
• Work with some of the best people you’ll ever get to meet
• Awesome Dune swag

Company Description

Dune is on a mission to make crypto data accessible. We’re a collaborative multi-chain analytics platform used by thousands of developers, analysts, & investors to understand the on-chain world and the frontiers of finance. We’re a team of ~60 employees, working together across Europe and eastern US timezones.

We’re backed by some of the world's best investors, and in February 2022, we announced our Series B funding round led by Coatue and Union Square Ventures.

If you want to have one of the highest impact jobs on the planet, come join our wonderful team of Galaxy brains.