Senior Software Engineer (Containers)

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source, delivering hardened and secure builds of open source software. The successful candidate will join the Containers team to develop new features, improve tooling and infrastructure, and maintain product quality standards for Chainguard Images.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 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
• Author and/or contributor to open-source projects