or apply directly on Chainguard's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Chainguard's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of Chainguard's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Chainguard
- high 35 stale, 1 reposted of 83 open
- Hiring momentum
- 137 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Chainguard's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Chainguard.
About this role
As a Security Engineer at Chainguard, you'll focus on enhancing the company's security posture through collaborative efforts with various teams. Your responsibilities will include designing and optimizing security controls, conducting threat hunts, and leading incident response efforts. You'll also have the opportunity to research the threat landscape and develop automation solutions, all while working in a flexible, remote-first environment.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Chainguard as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of information security or software development experience
- Experience securing Cloud-native environments
- Experience with endpoint detection and response
- Ability to craft automation with languages such as Go, Python, shell scripts
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information System
Nice to have
- Investigative mindset
- Bias for macOS or Linux technology
- Passion for all things AI
- Digital forensics and incident response knowledge, skills, and experience
- Offensive security a plus
What you get
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture
- Receive stock options upon hire and promotion
- 100% Covered Health Insurance
- ∞ Flexible Time Off
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- Rotational on-call responsibilities are mentioned, but workload is described as reasonable and shared
- No specific mention of the tech stack used, aside from automation languages
- Salary range provided, but no details on performance reviews or raises
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Listed by Chainguard on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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