Chainguard

Staff Software Engineer – Guarded OS

Chainguard

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

BigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxTerraform

About the role

  • Improve and maintain Melange, including usability, testing, patch management, observability, and automation.
  • Operate and develop the build service, improving reliability, resource usage, extensibility, and support for multiple architectures.
  • Enhance automation for rebuild and transition workflows, including support for shared library transitions using build-time and runtime dependencies.
  • Contribute to the reliability and performance of update automation systems with a close eye on costs and operational efficiencies.
  • Improve monitoring, logging, dashboards, and general observability across services.
  • Define and deliver on a roadmap for build and update services within the OS team.
  • Document systems and reduce single points of knowledge within the team.
  • Be an integral part of the OS team helping out with distro level package updates and keeping Chainguard OS up-to-date and secure.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with backend or distributed systems.
  • Experience with Linux build or packaging systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Go.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and cloud-native service design.
  • Familiarity with GCP services (e.g., BigQuery, IAM, Cloud Logging).
  • Experience with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems.
  • Ability to work independently and communicate clearly in a remote-first environment.
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 (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
  • 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
  • ∞ 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, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
GoKubernetesCloud RunTerraformCI/CD pipelinesLinux build systemspackaging systemsdebuggingproblem-solvingdistributed systems
Soft skills
communicationindependence