Senior Software Engineer (Delivery Team)

Chainguard

10h • Remote

About The Position

Senior Software Engineer (Delivery)
The role, in a nutshell:
The successful candidate will be part of our image delivery team. You'll spearhead the development of Wolfi (Linux) Packages and Chainguard container images. You'll mentor team members, guide technical decisions, promote a culture of excellence, and uphold our commitment to high-quality standards in the creation of container images.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant technical experience
• Strong experience working with Linux, including packaging (such as APK, RPM)
• Extensive experience building and debugging container images
• Strong experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform
• Strong programming experience in Go lang and at least one other language
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, able to work independently
• Some experience with AI/LLM integration and familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation, and guardrails.
• Passionate about quality and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Actively involved in the open-source community
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation

Responsibilities

• Package Building: Develop melange packages within Wolfi and private repositories, adhering to technical specifications and integration requirements.
• Image Creation: Produce Chainguard container images for both public and private use, balancing the need for speed with uncompromised quality.
• Quality Assurance: Create comprehensive automated tests. Consistently raising the bar for what high quality means.
• Backlog Management: Efficiently work through a prioritized queue of image requests, ensuring each is processed according to project timelines and quality expectations.
• Mentorship: Provide code reviews, technical support and guidance to other members of the team.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed