Manager of Software Engineering, Chainguard
Libraries
$205-231k
+ Stock Options
Software supply chain security
Be an early applicant
Software supply chain security
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$205-231k
+ Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- Proven track record of managing and scaling technical teams with experience in building or maintaining Linux operating systems, language ecosystems, open source libraries, or security-focused ecosystems
- Strong grasp of software security especially securing build systems and pipelines, software artifacts, and vulnerability management
- Strong grasp of language ecosystems (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Javascript) focused on build systems, dependency management, release management and vulnerability management
- Experience leading teams that work with cloud-native technologies and infrastructure, including containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), cloud services (e.g., GCP, AWS), infrastructure as code practices (e.g., Terraform) and AI driven infrastructure
- Growth-minded committed to helping engineers and organizations adapt and thrive as the technical landscape evolves, while anticipating future challenges, plan for growth, and align technical work with broader business objectives
- Preferred: Hands-on experience with open source language & libraries ecosystems; build tools and infrastructure; automation and cloud-native environments
What the job involves
- Ever wanted to lead the development of the world’s most secure open source software libraries—while working from wherever you feel most productive?
- As a Manager within our Guarded Libraries product, you’ll help drive the evolution of Chainguard’s secure-by-default library ecosystem, trusted by some of the most security-focused organizations
- Your leadership and strategic guidance will define reliability, compliance, and continuous innovation across Chainguard Libraries, powering applications, services, and infrastructure
- Join us on our mission to make open source software not just safe, but the safest, helping Chainguard build the secure underpinnings the industry needs
- Provide vision, mentorship, and strategic leadership for a diverse engineering team building and maintaining secure open source libraries at scale
- Guide the technical direction and product strategy spanning language ecosystems, dependency management, security hardening, tooling, automation and services
- Set and oversee policies, quality standards and continuous improvement, balancing world-class security practices, performance, stability, and customer value
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, removing blockers and enabling efficient team operations
- Steer enhancements to the build and testing infrastructure for reproducible, auditable, and trusted library releases including vulnerability detection, patching, SBOM and provenance generation across library ecosystems
- Drive strong cross-team collaboration within the Libraries product
- Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure seamless interoperability and consistent security posture
- Stay ahead of ecosystem developments ensuring Guarded Libraries are modern, high-quality, and setting the benchmark for safe, sustainable open source
- Represent Guarded Libraries externally: interfacing with partners, community maintainers, and driving adoption and awareness
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus. However, most of this has surrounded the scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself.
Built by former engineers who are aware of developer workloads, Chainguard is designed to be easily installed and integrated into existing automation systems. The company has secured substantial funding, the latest of which will support more aggressive product and R&D spending as it looks to further boost sales.
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Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$280m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2025
$356m
SERIES D
Total funding: $892m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(CEO & Co-Founder)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(CSO & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(CTO & Co-Founder)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Distinguished Engineer & Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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