Senior Software Engineer, Chainguard

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in software development, data structures, algorithms, compilers, Makefiles, and toolchains
• Expertise with containers, container registries, Docker, Kubernetes and its greater ecosystem
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code, and proficiency in creating modules and organizing resources logically for reuse
• Competence in scripting and automation, with languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or similar
• Strong communication skills, proficiency in English, ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and seek help proactively when necessary

Desirable

• The successful candidate will be part of our Guarded Containers team, whose mission is to develop new features for our customers, build and improve tooling and infrastructure, and maintain product quality standards for our core product – Chainguard Images
• You'll collaborate closely with team members, guide technical decisions, and promote a culture of excellence
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to design innovative services and features that enhance the core product, making it more compelling and valuableDevelop robust tooling and infrastructure to continue to improve our image build system as it scales
• Define product quality standards and write tools to enforce them
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and executive leaders to innovate, plan, and drive technical goals