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
Chainguard is scaling rapidly, and the database systems that support our products need to scale with us. We’re looking for our first Staff Platform Database Engineer to help define how databases are deployed, managed, scaled, and operated across Chainguard. This is not a traditional DBA role focused primarily on query tuning or operating a single database. Instead, you’ll work across engineering teams to establish a consistent, resilient, and scalable approach to database infrastructure.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years building and operating production database and platform infrastructure in modern cloud environments
- Significant experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering with a strong focus on database systems
- Staff-level experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing architecture across multiple engineering teams
- Deep experience designing, building, and operating database infrastructure in production
- Strong PostgreSQL and MySQL experience
- Hands-on production experience with:
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.
Chainguard is scaling rapidly, and the database systems that support our products need to scale with us.
We’re looking for our first Staff Platform Database Engineer to help define how databases are deployed, managed, scaled, and operated across Chainguard. This is not a traditional DBA role focused primarily on query tuning or operating a single database. Instead, you’ll work across engineering teams to establish a consistent, resilient, and scalable approach to database infrastructure.
You’ll begin by understanding the current landscape: inventorying our database systems,...
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