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Senior Software Engineer (Containers) at Chainguard

Department: R&D Engineering

Compensation

$157,000 – $184,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Guarded Containers team to design and ship new capabilities for Chainguard Images, a core open-source product. The role focuses on feature development, cross-functional product delivery, technical decision-making, and building scalable tools and services for the image build system. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, at least five years of software development experience, expertise with containers and related technologies, Terraform or Infrastructure as Code experience, and Go experience. The position offers a base salary of $157,000–$184,000 USD, remote-first work, and 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance.

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