ChainguardRemote
Staff Software Engineer (Customer Platform)
United States of America
Full Time
2 weeks ago
$205,000 - $231,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Go programmingAPI designBackend systems developmentREST APIsgRPC APIsCloud-native environmentsKubernetesCloud provider APIsAI-powered product featuresEntitlements systemsBilling systemsPlatform infrastructureGoAIAgenticgRPCLeadershipProduct Management
About this role
Chainguard is the trusted source for open source, delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own features end-to-end and provide technical leadership for the Customer Platform team, which connects customers and partners to the software supply chain.
Responsibilities:
- Own features end-to-end: from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration, in close partnership with Product Management and the partner Chainguard teams
- Design, build, and evolve the backend systems (Go, REST/gRPC APIs) that power Chainguard's entitlement, policy, and customer onboarding services
- Serve as the primary technical interface between Customer Platform and other Chainguard engineering teams (Containers, Libraries, OS packages) — understanding their requirements and building integration paths
- Extend Chainguard's agentic AI foundation into customer-facing product experiences
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers; help the team break down ambiguity and build toward clear outcomes
- Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with real deadlines and clear outcomes, helping the team prioritize tradeoffs and ship iteratively rather than waiting for 'perfect'
Requirements:
- Production Go experience is a must. At the staff level, the expectation is deep, idiomatic Go, not 'willing to learn'
- Strong ownership of API design and backend systems at scale; you've shipped and operated them in production
- Experience working across multiple engineering teams to align on technical standards, integration patterns, and shared infrastructure
- Comfort operating in ambiguity you come with a diagnosis, a recommendation, and a path forward, not just a problem statement
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance without needing a management title to do it
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, cloud provider APIs) is a strong plus
- Experience with entitlements, billing systems, or platform infrastructure is a plus but not required
- Prior exposure to building or extending AI-powered product features is a plus