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.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform team, which owns the customer-facing platform capabilities that power Chainguard’s products, including our notification system, authentication, and the next generation of our public APIs.This is a highly impactful, highly visible role in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
What they're looking for
- Strong backend engineering experience 5+ years of experience building production services and APIs in a modern cloud environment
- Proficiency with Go (Golang) or strong readiness to ramp quickly — we write everything in Go and expect you to get there fast
- Familiarity with microservices and cloud-native architectures, including containers and Kubernetes, and how to build services that are observable and resilient in production
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work with PMs, designers, and engineers across multiple product lines
- Prior experience building platform or shared services that span multiple products or customer experiences
- Experience in the cloud-native, containers, or security ecosystem, or with tools in the broader CNCF space
More about this role
Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.
Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.
Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform team, which owns the customer-facing platform capabilities that power Chainguard’s products, including our notification system, authentication, and the next generation of our public APIs.This is a highly impactful, highly visible role in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. You’ll design and build backend services and APIs that are consumed across multiple product lines, partnering closely with Product and the Experience team to ship features that customers rely on every day. We’re looking for someone who...
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