Software Engineer – Sustaining Automation

Chainguard

. Contribute to the design and implementation of systems that orchestrate package creation, test generation, and image building.

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 $121,000 - $142,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing systems for package creation and test generation, with strong skills in Go programming and AI/LLM integration. Proven ability to design scalable systems and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and time zones.

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Go ProgrammingAI/LLM IntegrationSystems DesignContainer Ecosystem KnowledgeDeveloper Tools Development

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystems DesignTest GenerationImage BuildingCLI Tool DevelopmentAutomation PlatformsValidation FrameworksQuality GatesContainer RegistriesKubernetes

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaborationAutonomy

Tools & Technologies

DockerOCILinux DistributionMelangeApkoWolfi

Industry Keywords

Software Supply Chain SecurityCompliance FrameworksFedRAMPFIPSSTIG

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerKubernetesLinuxGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to the design and implementation of systems that orchestrate package creation, test generation, and image building.
Develop LLM-integrated, agentic pipelines for manifest generation, test scaffolding, and validation.
Help design prompt architectures, evaluation loops, and quality gates.
Develop CLI tools, services, and integrations in Go.
Develop tooling and automation including test generators, validation frameworks, and quality gates to improve customer reliability.
Contribute ideas and technical input into planning and help shape the squad roadmap.
Collaborate with teammates across US/Canada time zones and EU- and India-based colleagues on adjacent squads.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5 years of software engineering experience, with a track record of building and shipping production systems
Strong Go skills
Experience with AI/LLM usage to generate, review, and test code
Systems design skills: ability to contribute to loosely-coupled, scalable systems and make pragmatic trade-offs
Experience building developer tools, CLIs, or automation platforms
Container ecosystem knowledge: Docker, OCI, container registries, Kubernetes
Strong communication skills: ability to write clear technical documents, work autonomously, and collaborate across teams and time zones
Based in the US or Canada
Nice to have: Experience working on or contributing to a Linux distribution (e.g., Wolfi, Red Hat, Ubuntu, or similar)
Nice to have: Background maintaining a large number of services in production
Nice to have: Contributions to open-source projects
Nice to have: Familiarity with software supply chain security (SBOM, provenance, signing)
Nice to have: Experience with melange, apko, or Wolfi
Nice to have: Understanding of compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FIPS, STIG)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Receive stock options upon hire and promotion.
Participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your 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, with the option to use it all at once or throughout the child's first year.