Software Engineer Guarded OS
Senior Software Engineer role at Chainguard, focusing on developing secure and production-ready open source software, utilizing key technologies such as Python, Node.js, Machine Learning, and AWS.
Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.
The role, in a nutshell:
Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to take a significant role on the services and tooling that build and update the software that makes up Chainguard OS. This role sits within the GuardedOS team — the foundation layer on which every Chainguard product depends, and will primarily focus on Elastic Build, our Kubernetes-based package build pipeline.
This is a high-ownership, high-variety engineering role. You will design, implement, operate, and improve the systems that keep Chainguard OS Packages up to date. You'll be the person who turns ambiguity into an action plan and executes without breaking things — fast, with a clear eye on long-term maintainability.
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Posted June 6, 2026