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Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)

Chainguard · United States - Remote

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
Chainguard's roles stay open a median of 76 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
5% of Chainguard's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Chainguard
high
81 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
2026-10-23

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 Staff Software Engineer in Container Product Engineering at Chainguard, you will design and ship features and services for Chainguard Containers, leading small teams of engineers. Your role involves building secure container images, enhancing registry performance, and developing adoption tooling for engineers and AI agents. You will also mentor other engineers and collaborate with product leadership to align technical direction with business goals.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • 5+ years building and operating software that paying customers use
  • Experience leading at least one multi-engineer project end to end
  • High agency and urgency
  • Judgment on trade-offs at the system level
  • Systems thinker who designs for the whole path
  • AI-native in how you build and lead

Nice to have

  • Software supply chain security background
  • Familiarity with Chainguard's open-source tools
  • Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code experience
  • Author or maintainer of open-source projects
  • A non-traditional path into engineering

What you get

  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture
  • Stock options upon hire and promotion
  • 100% Covered Health Insurance for you and your dependents
  • Flexible Time Off
  • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Worth weighing

  • Remote work is preferred in the United States, with no visa sponsorship or relocation offered
  • The role requires a hands-on approach despite being a leadership position
  • The company is in a hyper-growth phase, which may lead to changing priorities

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Listed by Chainguard on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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