Director of Engineering

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Remote Salary: [Salary information not provided]

Position Overview

Keeper Security is seeking a world-class Director of Engineering to join the Office of the CTO. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional technologist who actively writes code, possesses a deep understanding of systems end-to-end, and excels at solving high-stakes challenges across infrastructure, application, and architecture. This is a 100% remote position, with an option for a hybrid schedule for candidates located in the El Dorado Hills, CA area.

Keeper's cybersecurity software is trusted by millions globally. As part of one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies, you will be responsible for expanding and architecting Keeper's backend projects within the AWS cloud, utilizing the latest technologies and tools.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for organizations worldwide with next-generation privileged access management. Our zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity solutions are FedRAMP and StateRAMP Authorized, FIPS 140-2 validated, and SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified. Keeper deploys rapidly and integrates seamlessly with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs, and ensure compliance. Trusted by thousands of organizations to protect every user on every device, Keeper is the industry leader in password management, secrets management, privileged access, secure remote access, and encrypted messaging. Learn more at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Role

As a Director of Engineering in the Office of the CTO, you will serve as a senior engineering partner to the CTO, accelerating technical initiatives, shaping architecture, solving high-priority challenges, and delivering mission-critical solutions. This is not a traditional people-management role; leadership is demonstrated through code, architecture, and strategic execution. You will collaborate across teams and domains, drive technical alignment, and provide technical depth, velocity, and clarity where needed most.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on engineering leader embedded in the Office of the CTO, supporting high-impact technical initiatives across the company.
• Design, architect, and write high-performance, scalable code across systems, including backend infrastructure, security layers, and integration workflows.
• Build and deliver technical proofs of concept, prototypes, and reference implementations for strategic projects.
• Drive architectural reviews and influence design decisions across engineering domains.
• Identify, triage, and lead solutions for bottlenecks in reliability, performance, observability, and security.
• Lead strategic R&D workstreams, including platform modernization, automation tooling, DevSecOps pipelines, and secure development practices.
• Act as a technical representative in executive meetings, engineering leadership syncs, and board briefings.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, vendors, or tools to enhance platform scalability, developer velocity, or system security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure alignment on long-term technical strategy, roadmap planning, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to technical leads and senior engineers across the organization.
• Participate in post-incident reviews, architectural assessments, and engineering hiring efforts.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with expertise in building secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
• Deep hands-on coding ability across multiple languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python, React, or similar) and environments (cloud-native, backend services, distributed systems).
• Strong architectural experience with system design, API strategy, infrastructure, and security.
• Proven track record of technical leadership in complex, high-scale environments (e.g., infrastructure, security, platform, dev tools).