Software Engineer

Chainguard

Software Engineer developing Go backend features for open source supply chain security. Contributing to infrastructure and data workflows at Chainguard with a focus on clean and tested code.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own moderately complex backend features and services in Go on GCP end-to-end from design through production with support as needed.
Write clean, tested, production-ready code and improve it when you find things that don't meet that bar
Work within data ingestion and validation workflows, learning the patterns for handling unstructured enterprise data
Participate in code review, both giving and receiving direct, constructive feedback
Contribute to infrastructure and configuration work using Terraform with support from senior engineers
Support operational work by contributing to observability tooling, documentation, and on-call preparation as you grow into the role

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of software engineering experience
Backend engineering fundamentals: data structures, APIs, databases, systems thinking
Go experience or strong experience in another statically typed language with demonstrated willingness to learn Go is a must
You write code you're not embarrassed to have reviewed: readable, tested, and thoughtfully structured
Curiosity and a methodical approach to debugging and data problems; ability to reason about systems you didn't build
GCP or cloud platform experience
Experience with or strong interest in data pipelines, validation logic, or workflow systems
Security or infrastructure domain exposure

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Godata structuresAPIsdatabasesTerraformdata pipelinesvalidation logicworkflow systemscloud platformsdebugging

Soft Skills

curiositymethodical approachconstructive feedbacksystems thinkingreadabilitycode qualityproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptability