Software Engineer, Chainguard

• Linux is your playground (1–2 years hands-on experience)
• You speak packaging fluently (APK, RPM, DEB, Snap, Flatpak etc.)
• Container images: you’ve built them, debugged them, and probably lost sleep over them
• Practical experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform
• Programming chops in at least one language, bonus points for Go, Python, or Shell
• Fierce debugging and problem-solving skills, thriving independently or with a team
• Obsession with quality, process, and sweating the details (in a fun way, promise)

Desirable

• Roll up your sleeves
• This is where open source meets real impact
• As a Contract Engineer, you’ll join a fast-moving delivery team shaping the future of secure infrastructure
• You’ll get hands-on with Wolfi and Chainguard Images, working with an all-star cast of engineers and security experts who want to build (and break things) right alongside you
• This is a 3 month contract role, with the potential to extend to 6 months
• Package With Purpose: Build and refine Melange packages (APK) for Wolfi and our repos. We care about security, quality, size and repeatability
• Build Secure Images: Produce container images for public and private consumption. We like to build images with a full suite of tests
• Automate All The Things: Design and implement robust, automated tests to ensure images deploy and run like a dream
• Tame the Backlog Beast: Prioritize and tackle a rapid-fire queue of requests, shipping images that power critical infrastructure
• Champion Quality: Apply and evolve our production standards. Detailed checks, zero surprises, and gold-star releases are the norm, not the exception