Chainguard · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$205K/yr - $231K/yr
10+ years expChainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment, focusing on providing guarded open source software. The Staff Software Engineer will develop new features, improve tooling and infrastructure, and maintain product quality standards for Chainguard Images while mentoring other engineers and driving long-term technical direction.
Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity
Responsibilities
Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional teams to design innovative services and features that enhance the core product, making it more compelling and valuable
Develop robust tools and services to continue to improve our image build system as it scales
Own high-impact, deeply technical components of the Chainguard stack, serving as the subject matter expert in those areas
Participate in long-term planning and roadmap discussions, helping identify the key problems the team needs to solve and ensuring they get solved
Mentor engineers and raise the bar for engineering quality across the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience in software development, data structures, algorithms, compilers, Makefiles, and toolchains
Expertise with containers, container registries, Docker, Kubernetes and its greater ecosystem
Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code, and proficiency in creating modules and organizing resources logically for reuse
Experience writing services or tools in Go
Strong communication skills, proficiency in English, ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and seek help proactively when necessary
Preferred
Author and/or contributor to open-source projects
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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