Chainguard is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Guarded Containers team. You will play a key role in developing new features for customers, building and improving the tooling and infrastructure for our core product, Chainguard Images, and maintaining high product quality standards. As a Staff Engineer, you will own critical and technically complex areas of the stack, shape long-term technical direction, and drive outcomes that extend beyond your immediate team.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional teams to design innovative services and features that enhance the core product.
- 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.
What We're Looking For
- 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.
Nice to Have
- Author and/or contributor to open-source projects.
Technical Stack
- Go
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
Team & Environment
Part of the Guarded Containers team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $205,000 - $231,000 USD.
- 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.
- 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, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Work Mode
This is a global remote position.
Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
