Staff Software Engineer (Platform) - Remote

Overview

We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our team to develop and maintain the core infrastructure and development platform. The platform team is responsible for designing, building, and scaling our core services, including authentication, database, API, SDK, and chainctl. In this role, you will be responsible for helping accelerate our internal engineering teams, as well Chainguard’s customers.

In Short

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain core services for Chainguard.
• Practice continuous improvement, by iterating on how services are deployed, configured, monitored, and maintained on our platform.

Requirements

• Comfortable working and thriving within a Linux ecosystem.
• Experience supporting high availability distributed production systems.
• Treated infrastructure as code utilizing tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, and SaltStack.
• Familiarity working in a public cloud platform (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Software development skills in at least one of the following languages: Python and Golang.
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field or equivalent in related work experience.
• Strong English language skills and ability to work independently, as an effective part of a globally distributed team.
• Ability to learn about the supply chain security space.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.