Senior Software Engineer (Experience)

Chainguard

4h • Remote

About The Position

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:
We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help build and scale our Libraries products, a core part of Chainguard’s mission to secure the software supply chain.
This role sits within the Experience team, the frontline for all new product offerings. The team operates at a rapid pace, launching and iterating on multiple new products each year. You’ll play a key role in taking products from 0→1 and scaling them to thousands of users, with a strong focus on performance, usability, and developer experience.
You’ll own critical areas of the Libraries product, building high-performance interfaces that handle large-scale data while working closely with backend engineers and product partners.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building modern web applications at scale
• Deep expertise in: React Material UI (or similar component systems) GraphQL
• Experience building high-performance UIs that manage large, complex datasets
• Strong product ownership mindset. You can take a problem space and run with it
• Experience working with modern frontend infrastructure (e.g., Vercel or similar)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude, Copilot, or similar)
• Experience building or integrating AI-driven product features or workflows
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience with developer tools, package ecosystems, or registries
• Exposure to software supply chain security or infrastructure products
• Experience building data-heavy or analytics-driven interfaces
• Background in monorepos or large-scale dependency systems

Responsibilities

• Own and build key parts of the Libraries product UI
• Design and implement high-performance web applications that handle large datasets (millions of packages, versions, and dependencies)
• Partner closely with backend, product, and design to deliver end-to-end features
• Build intuitive workflows that make secure software consumption frictionless for developers
• Contribute to 0→1 product development, rapidly iterating and shipping new features
• Leverage AI-driven workflows to accelerate development and improve product capabilities
• Help shape how developers interact with and trust software supply chains

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: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees