# Software Engineer – Data Remote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md), [Europe](https://jobicy.com/job-region/europe.md)Annual salary Undisclosed Salary information is not provided for this position. Check our [Salary Directory](https://jobicy.com/salaries.md) to estimate the average compensation for similar roles.Department [Software Engineering](https://jobicy.com/categories/engineering.md) Employment type Full Time, Job posted21 Jul 2026Apply before21 Aug 2026Views / Applies 58 / 3 [About company](https://jobicy.com/company/dune.md) * Share About [Dune](https://jobicy.com/company/dune.md) Crypto Analytics Powered by Community. [Computer Software](https://jobicy.com/company-category/software.md) * 2018 Verified job posting This job post has been [manually reviewed](https://jobicy.com/tools/help-center/employee/how-does-jobicy-verify-the-legitimacy-of-remote-job-listings.md) for authenticity and compliance. ### AI Summary Dune is a collaborative multi-chain analytics platform. This role focuses on designing and developing distributed systems to handle petabytes of blockchain data. You'll work with Kotlin, Go, Java, and Rust, and contribute to scaling the data platform. The position demands strong computer science fundamentals, distributed system design, and blockchain knowledge. This is a remote role with a competitive salary and equity package. ### Role DNA Job Complexity Easy Hard Pace & Pressure Relaxed Fast-paced Autonomy Level Guided Full Ownership Communication Load Independent Highly Collaborative AI Insight This role requires expertise in distributed systems, large-scale data processing, and multiple programming languages, making it highly challenging. ### Salary Analysis Median Highly Competitive USD175,000US Market USD120k – 220k 0 USD242k AI Insight The offered salary is not specified, but based on the market median for a senior data software engineer in the US, it is estimated around $175k. This is competitive for roles requiring deep distributed systems and blockchain expertise. ### Core Skills Required [Distributed Systems](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Distributed+Systems.md) [Data Engineering](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Engineering.md) [Kotlin](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Kotlin.md) [Go](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Go.md) [Java](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Java.md) [Rust](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Rust.md) [Blockchain](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Blockchain.md) [SQL Processing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=SQL+Processing.md) [Data Lakes](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Lakes.md) [Parquet](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Parquet.md) ### Cover Letter Sample I am excited to apply for the Software Engineer - Data role at Dune. With a strong background in distributed systems and data engineering, I am drawn to Dune's mission of making crypto data accessible. My experience with Kotlin, Go, and large-scale data processing aligns well with the technical challenges described. I am eager to contribute to scaling the data platform and working with a talented team. Thank you for considering my application. Copy ### Sample Interview Questions How do you design a distributed system for high-throughput data ingestion?I consider partitioning, replication, and a message queue like Kafka to decouple producers from consumers. Using a lambda or kappa architecture, I ensure fault tolerance and scalability by sharding data across nodes and using consistent hashing. Monitoring and auto-scaling are critical.Describe your experience with data lakes and formats like Parquet.I have used Parquet extensively for columnar storage, enabling efficient compression and predicate pushdown. In data lakes, I've managed schema evolution with Avro and optimized partitioning strategies to reduce scan costs. I'm familiar with tools like Apache Spark and Presto for querying.How would you optimize SQL queries on petabyte-scale data?I would start by analyzing query plans, using indexing, partitioning, and bucketing. Columnar storage formats help. I'd also consider materialized views, caching, and query rewriting. For distributed systems, co-locating joins and using broadcast joins for small tables improves performance.Explain your approach to ensuring data consistency in a distributed database.I choose the right consistency model (e.g., eventual or strong) based on use case. For strong consistency, I use consensus algorithms like Raft or Paxos. I implement conflict resolution strategies and idempotency keys. Monitoring data drift and reconciliation jobs are also important.How do you handle incident diagnosis and automation using AI?I set up centralized logging and metrics, then use anomaly detection algorithms to identify unusual patterns. AI can help correlate incidents and automate runbooks. For example, using ML models to predict failures and trigger auto-scaling or restart mechanisms. About Dune 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 believe in our mission, and in building a powerful, open product that allows individuals and communities to do deep research into important ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and many more. We’re backed by some of the world’s best investors. In February 2022, we announced our Series B funding round led by Coatue and Union Square Ventures, an important milestone that allowed us to double down on our mission. We’re using the funds to educate, reward and empower a new generation of onchain analysts aka Wizards 🧙‍♀️ If you want to have one of the highest impact jobs on the planet, come join our wonderful team of Galaxy brains. Learn more about us: [Dune’s Vision](https://dune.com/blog/dune-vision) [Values and working at Dune](https://dune.com/careers) 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 is a role that involves thinking about large scale distributed systems and distributed databases, and is 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. * Building AI agents for automation into the team. You might be a great fit for this role if: * You are a strong generalist with fundamental computer science knowledge. You use this knowledge to easily adapt to new technologies and scenarios, and to find the right solutions for the problems at hand. * You have an understanding of distributed system design, or the drive to learn if you’re a more junior engineer. Our work is as much about understanding and designing systems as it is about coding in a particular language. * Have an understanding of blockchain technology and RPC interactions * Have experience with datalakes and formats like parquet, delta, iceberg * You have great collaboration and communication skills. We work on the principle that the best output emerges from effective team work and constructive discussions. * Coding experience in any JVM language, along with a zeal for writing well-designed, testable software ## Perks & Benefits * A competitive salary and equity package 🚀. Both salary and equity is[top 25% of companies](https://notion.so/Careers-at-Dune-Doing-the-best-work-of-your-life-f25e0b5e1f624d2aaf3ef2c81558ea96#7f745f5112394686bd7c127c720f2024) in the space * Our employee equity scheme has world-class employee-friendly terms 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 🧑‍💻 within a distributed team with flexible working hours; you structure your own day * Say goodbye to meeting overload! We believe in a healthy mix of async and sync work, so you can focus on what truly matters—no more wasted time on endless meetings! * Good health is important, so we offer private medical insurance, dental & vision as standard 🩺 * We believe in paid parental leave 👶 to help you celebrate this important milestone, transition to your new life, and bond with your new baby. We offer 16 weeks to primary and 6 weeks to secondary caregivers, fully paid. Plus a 2-week part-time phased return at full pay to help you get used to your new (and slightly more complex!) schedule * Quarterly offsites in various exciting locations as a company or team to connect, work together and have fun (so far in Tuscany 🇮🇹 Berlin 🇩🇪 Austria 🇦🇹 and Athens 🇬🇷). * On top of this 👆each person gets a yearly travel allowance to connect and co-work with someone or a team of people for a few days. * An allowance for your at-home setup, to ensure you are happy, comfortable and productive. If you prefer a local co-working space, we’ll pay for your desk. * Work with some of the best people you’ll ever get to meet! * And of course, you get some awesome [Dune swag](https://community.dune.com/lookbook)! ✌️😎 —————————————————————————————— We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. #LI-Remote Show more [Apply now >](https://jobicy.com/jobs/149499-software-engineer-data.md) > Annual salary information is not provided for this position. 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