# Engineering Manager, AI CICD at Chainguard

- Company: Chainguard
- What the company does: Chainguard provides trusted open source artifacts for every layer of your modern software stack—containers, language libraries, and VM images. Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://www.chainguard.dev/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: United Kingdom - Remote; United States - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chainguard/jobs/4718566006?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chainguard-engineering-manager-ai-cicd/

## About the role

At Chainguard we're focused on securing the software supply chain, and we're building the next generation of products at the intersection of security and AI. We're looking for an engineering manager to lead a fast-moving team shipping tools that developers will actually use — the Guardener, hardened GitHub Actions, Chainguard Agent Skills, and new products built on our microVM sandbox platform. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years experience managing engineers with a genuine, sustained passion for leading and growing a team
- A track record of shipping products or major features and owning the results
- Strong technical background — you can still read code, review designs, and reason about architecture and tradeoffs. Proficiency with Go or strong readiness to ramp quickly
- Experience building CI/CD systems, developer tooling, or product-facing platforms, familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure
- Experience with AI tooling and genuine enthusiasm for applying it to complex customer problems
- Comfort with autonomy and ambiguity, a bias for action, and a habit of shipping iteratively

Tags: R&D Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chainguard-engineering-manager-ai-cicd/