Staff Software Engineer (Java Libraries)

Chainguard

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$170,000–$231,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO 18w maternity 12w paternity

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The role, in a nutshell:

  • Focusing on Java ecosystem.
  • Contributing to the technical direction for our Java libraries factory.
  • Building systems and tooling used by many engineers.

What you’ll do:

  • Design and maintain automation for building, updating, validating, and publishing Java artifacts.
  • Build internal developer tools (Gradle/Maven plugins, CLIs, code generators) that improve how we build and maintain Java packages at scale.
  • Mentor and unblock other engineers through design reviews, documentation, and hands-on debugging of build and infrastructure issues.

What we’re looking for:

  • Core experience 8+ years working in Java or similar ecosystems on build systems, packaging, or developer tooling.
  • Deep familiarity with Gradle and Maven for building and packaging libraries.
  • Comfortable working with infrastructure code and tooling (e.g., Go-based systems, Terraform, CI/CD). bonfires are my jam

Chainguard

Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains. They value customer obsession, intentional action, and trust.

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