Staff Software Engineer, Guarded Containers

Staff Software Engineer role on the Guarded Containers team at Chainguard, focusing on product-driven feature development for Chainguard Images. Responsibilities include architecting new features, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and driving cross-cutting projects. The role is remote-first with a strong product mindset and collaboration with product and engineering leadership.

10+ years software development experience, deep fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, compilers, Makefiles, toolchains. Strong product mindset, experience with containers, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Go. Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor engineers. Excellent communication and English proficiency.