# Senior Software Engineer (Customer Platform) 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
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-06-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chainguard/jobs/4688378006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chainguard-senior-software-engineer-customer-platform/

## 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

Tags: R&D Engineering