The role, in a nutshell:The successful candidate will be part of our 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.
What you'll do:Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional teams to design innovative services and features that enhance the core product, making it more compelling and valuable. Develop robust tools and services to continue to improve our image build system as it scales.
What we're looking for:- 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.
- Experience writing services or tools in Go
- Strong communication skills, proficiency in English, ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and seek help proactively when necessary.
Nice to haves- Author and/or contributor to open-source projects.
Explore Our WorkDive into the practical side of what we do at Chainguard. These resources provide a hands-on look at our processes and offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of our product offerings and the technology behind them.
- Chainguard Academy
- https://www.chainguard.dev
Base Salary Range
$157,000-$184,000 USD
A few of the benefits we offer:
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need - to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
