Senior Software Engineer (Partnership)

Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.

Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.

Senior Software Engineer, Partnership Engineering: Powering Strategic Integrations for a Secure Software Supply Chain

The Role, In a Nutshell

At Chainguard, Partnership Engineering is the connective tissue between our internal platform and product teams and the external ecosystem that drives our growth. We build and maintain the integrations that make our products visible, consumable, and verifiable across a wide range of partner platforms and tools. That includes integrating with Cloud Marketplaces (GCP, AWS, Azure), working with software vendors to onboard and support Chainguard’s offerings, and verifying compatibility with vulnerability scanners and observability tools.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our new Partnership Engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces, can independently navigate complex technical landscapes, and wants to directly influence how Chainguard products integrate with the broader security and cloud ecosystem.

You’ll operate as a technical “deobfuscater”, a problem solver, and a key interface with our partners, owning critical pieces of infrastructure and acting as a multiplier across our internal teams. This role sits at the heart of our mission to build a safer software supply chain by making integrations seamless, reliable, and secure.

What You’ll Do

• Designing and developing technical integrations that connect Chainguard products to partner platforms such as cloud marketplaces, vulnerability scanners, and observability providers.
• Building and maintaining our security advisory system, including schemas, APIs, and data feeds such as OSV and secdb.
• Owning integrations with major cloud platforms, including GCP, AWS, and Azure, with a focus on areas like mirroring, IAM, and proxying.
• Supporting a wide array of integration targets, from VMs and containers to libraries, ensuring compatibility with vulnerability scanners and other security tools.
• Working closely with external partners acting as a technical influencer and helping them adopt and verify their support for Chainguard’s products, while also building internal infrastructure to ensure correctness and compliance.
• Collaborating with internal teams to scope and support integration needs for product launches and new initiatives.
• Acting as a force multiplier by mentoring peers, improving team processes, and guiding architectural decisions.
• Driving long-term projects (6+ months), independently or with small teams, and delivering scalable, well-architected solutions.
  
  

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
• Comfortable working and thriving within a Linux ecosystem
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, take ownership of poorly-defined problems, and drive toward effective, scalable solutions.
• Proficiency in at least one of the major cloud platforms (preferably AWS or Azure)
• Experience building APIs and data pipelines, particularly for security data or integrations with third-party systems.
• Deep knowledge of system architecture and design principles, with the ability to balance trade-offs and influence technical direction.
  
  

Additionally, We’d Love It If You Have

• Software development skills in Golang
• Solid understanding of security tooling and standards, especially vulnerability scanning and advisory formats like OSV.
• Bonus: Experience with partner-facing roles, ISV integrations, or marketplace certification processes.
  
  

Base Salary Range

$144,000—$198,000 USD

About Us

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.

We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A Few Of The Benefits We Offer

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a $400 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.
• For a full list of our benefits and rewards, click here.
  
  

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains. Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default. Chainguard's mission is to be the safe source for open source.