Staff Software Engineer (Customer Platform)

Remote · US · USD 205,000-231,000 · Remote · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

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:

Chainguard is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to own hard problems end to end and serve as the technical anchor for the Customer Platform team.
This team owns the APIs, entitlements, policies, and platform primitives that connect customers, partners, and internal product lines to the software supply chain.

Own features end-to-end: from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration, in close partnership with Product Management and the partner Chainguard teams.
Design, build, and evolve the backend systems (Go, REST/gRPC APIs) that power Chainguard's entitlement, policy, and customer onboarding services.
Serve as the primary technical interface between Customer Platform and other Chainguard engineering teams by understanding their requirements and building integration paths.
Extend Chainguard's agentic AI foundation into customer-facing product experiences.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers; help the team break down ambiguity and build toward clear outcomes.
Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with real deadlines and clear outcomes, helping the team prioritize tradeoffs and ship iteratively rather than waiting for "perfect".

Production Go experience
Strong ownership of API design and backend systems at scale; you've shipped and operated them in production
Experience working across multiple engineering teams to align on technical standards, integration patterns, and shared infrastructure
Comfort operating in ambiguity you come with a diagnosis, a recommendation, and a path forward, not just a problem statement
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance without needing a management title to do it

Familiarity with cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, cloud provider APIs) is a strong plus
Experience with entitlements, billing systems, or platform infrastructure is a plus but not required
Prior exposure to building or extending AI-powered product features is a plus

Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
Stock options upon hire and promotion, participation in secondary offerings, and 10 years to exercise options
100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents
Flexible Time Off
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents

Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.