7+ years software or security engineering experience
Proficiency in go or python programming
Deep hands-on kubernetes production experience
Chainguard delivers hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations eliminate risk
Job Summary
Chainguard delivers hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations eliminate risk.
This Staff role involves embedding security directly into the development pipeline rather than acting as a gate at the end.
The company offers 100% covered health insurance for employees and dependents along with flexible time off and remote-first culture.
Matching Summary
Chainguard delivers hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations eliminate risk.
Salary
Base: $170,000 - $231,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Stock options upon hire and promotion with 10-year exercise window; Benefits: 100% covered health/vision/dental, 18 weeks parental leave, flexible time off
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
7+ years software or security engineering experience
Proficiency in Go or Python programming
Deep hands-on Kubernetes production experience
GCP or AWS IAM and security services expertise
Securing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Tekton
Container image scanning and distroless base images
Software supply chain security frameworks like SLSA
Nice-to-have
Experience with Chainguard Images or minimal containers
Familiarity with policy-as-code tools OPA or Kyverno
Contributions to open source security projects
Background in offensive security or bug bounty hunting
Strong understanding of OWASP and NIST frameworks
Key Requirements
7+ years combined software and security engineering experience
Production-level proficiency in Go or Python
Extensive experience securing Kubernetes clusters and cloud IAM
Proven track record designing secure CI/CD pipelines