Chainguard · 22 hours ago
Staff Security Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $190K/yr
8+ years expChainguard is a company focused on providing a secure foundation for software development and deployment. They are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to design and deploy technical controls, lead incident response efforts, and enhance cloud-native security practices while fostering a collaborative work environment.
Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity
Responsibilities
Engineer and deploy clever controls so security incidents stay rare and boring
Lead incident response efforts, security tool deployments including tabletop exercises
Apply digital forensics and incident response knowledge, skills, and experience toward in-depth security investigations on both hardware endpoint and multi-cloud environments
Engineer security best practices with product teams who appreciate memes as much as mitigations
Experience with Go, Python, or Shell, mostly so you can spend less time yelling at logs and more time celebrating wins
Embrace artificial intelligence and automation in order to protect the enterprise at machine speed
Stay one step ahead of emerging security threats by continuously consuming threat intelligence and related industry happenings
This position includes rotational on-call responsibilities; Not brutal- the workload is reasonable and shared across the team
Qualification
Required
8+ years' experience in software development, security, or a related field
Experience and passion identifying, developing, and integrating threat intelligence into meaningful detection engineering and preventative controls
Engineer and or forensic experience securing cloud-native environments
Scripting experience
Familiarity with macOS or Linux security controls
Practiced investigative mindset skills and experience
Fluidity with both independent and group work
Leading projects and people to successful outcomes with minimal supervision
Experience with security frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST
Boundless technical curiosity
Model interpersonal and communication excellence (no assholes)
Preferred
Experience with open source software or offensive security is a plus highly desired
Benefits
Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Company
Chainguard
Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$892MKey Investors
General CatalystSpark CapitalSequoia Capital
2025-10-23Debt Financing· $280M
2025-04-23Series D· $356M
2024-07-25Series C· $140M
Leadership Team
Dan Lorenc
Founder/CEO
Kim Lewandowski
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-12
2025-12-18
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