Staff Software Engineer, Containers

Chainguard

Remote regions

US Canada UK Germany

Salary range

$205,000–$231,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO 18w maternity 12w paternity

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The role, in a nutshell:

  • Design and ship features, services, and build systems behind Chainguard Containers.
  • Lead sub-teams of two to four engineers and multiply team output.
  • Stay hands-on, spending most of your week building.

What you'll do:

  • Architect major new capabilities from concept through production.
  • Make high-leverage trade-offs and document decisions.
  • Mentor engineers and set standards for AI-assisted development.

What we're looking for:

  • 5+ years building and operating customer-facing software.
  • Deep Go expertise, plus containers, registries, and Kubernetes.
  • Excellent written English and remote-first experience.

Chainguard

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source, delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software. It is a venture-backed company with Fortune 500 customers and a remote-first culture.

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