Senior Software Engineer (Container Images) - Europe | India

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.

The Role, In a Nutshell

The successful candidate will be part of a sustaining team, responsible for maintaining Chainguard container images and our Linux distribution (Wolfi). This role involves working with a diverse range of open-source software, build tools, and programming languages.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze and resolve issues related to container image builds
• Use tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm to debug and resolve image build failures
• Work hands-on with Wolfi, our Linux distribution
• Efficiently work through a prioritized backlog of work items
• Collaborate with a number of various engineering teams
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Must be located in Europe or India for this role
• Experience building and debugging container images
• Solid knowledge of working with Kubernetes, helm charts
• Experience with cloud infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform
• Programming experience in at least one language
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, able to work independently
• Passionate about quality and attention to detail
  
  

This role does not involve managing cloud infrastructure; however, we utilize DevOps tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm to support image building and testing.

Nice To Haves

• Author and/or actively involved in the open-source projects
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation
  
  

Explore Our Work

Dive into the practical side of what we do at Chainguard. These resources provide a hands-on look at our processes and offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of our product offerings and the technology behind them.

• Build your own wolfi images live - August 2023
• Build your own wolfi images live - September 2023
• Chainguard Academy
• https://www.chainguard.dev
  
  

Base Salary Range

$162,000—$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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