Senior Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)
Overview
Join the Guarded Containers team at Chainguard to build and secure the global software supply chain.
Job Description
Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.
Responsibilities
- - Build the Future of Chainguard Images
- - Design and implement new features that make our container images even more secure, performant, and scalable
- - Level Up Our Tooling and Infra
- - Develop robust internal systems that scale with us—everything from build pipelines to container registries to custom tooling that only we could dream up
- - Codify and Enforce Product Quality
- - Define standards, write tests, and ship tooling that helps us stay high-quality and high-velocity at the same time
- - Collaborate Across Boundaries
- - Work closely with engineering, product, customers, and leadership to help define roadmap and shape the future of the product
Required Skills
- - 5+ years of real-world software engineering experience
- - Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, compilers, toolchains, and how the pieces fit together
- - Fluency in containers, Docker, Kubernetes, and their ecosystems
- - Experience with Terraform or other IaC tools, and a knack for modular, reusable infra
- - Strong automation chops —Python, Go, Bash, or similar
- - Excellent communication, autonomy, and the instincts to know when to ask for help
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
- - 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents
- - Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need
- - 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
About the company
Chainguard believes engineering teams should move at the speed of innovation with confidence that every line of code is secure. The company protects open source software from what can go wrong, enabling teams to focus on building what matters. Securing the open source supply chain is Chainguard’s mission. Teams are often told they must choose between speed, security, and scalability when building on open source—achieving all three is seen as impossible. Chainguard’s co-founders rejected that trade-off. With decades of experience building foundational projects like Kubernetes, Sigstore, and Distroless, they recognized that these priorities are not in conflict but part of the same system.
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