Staff Software Engineer (AI CICD)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Own features end-to-end: from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration
• ▹Navigate ambiguous problems and find a clear path forward
• ▹Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with real deadlines
• ▹Extend Chainguard's agentic AI foundation into customer-facing product experiences
• ▹Bring a strong technical point of view to architectural decisions with a collaborative spirit

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• ▹10+ years of experience in software development
• ▹Expertise with containers, artifact registries, Docker, Kubernetes, and its ecosystem
• ▹Experience building and securing CI/CD systems
• ▹Proficiency with Go (Golang) or strong readiness to ramp quickly
• ▹Experience with AI tooling and genuine enthusiasm for applying it to complex problems
• ▹Strong communication skills, autonomy, and proactivity

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Flexible, remote-first culture with team meetups and bi-annual destination summits
• ▹Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet
• ▹Stock options upon hire and promotion, with 10 years to exercise
• ▹100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance
• ▹Unlimited flexible time off
• ▹18 weeks paid parental leave (12 weeks for non-birthing parents)

About the company

Chainguard delivers hardened, secure, production-ready open source builds; customers include Fortune 500 enterprises such as OpenAI, Snowflake, and Canva.