Staff Software Engineer – Customer Platform

Chainguard

. Own features end-to-end from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • United States, United Kingdom, CanadaLead💰 $205,000 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing backend systems using Go, with a strong focus on API design and integration across engineering teams. Provides technical leadership and mentorship while navigating ambiguity to drive product outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Production Go ExperienceAPI Design OwnershipBackend Systems at ScaleTechnical Leadership and MentorshipKubernetes Familiarity

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingREST APIsGRPC APIsBackend System DesignIntegration PatternsTechnical StandardsAI-Powered Product Features

Soft Skills

OwnershipProblem-SolvingMentorshipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesCloud Provider APIsContainersLibrariesOS Packages

Industry Keywords

EntitlementsBilling SystemsPlatform Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGRPCKubernetesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own features end-to-end from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration
Partner closely with Product Management and Chainguard teams
Design, build, and evolve backend systems in Go with REST/gRPC APIs
Power entitlement, policy, and customer onboarding services
Serve as the primary technical interface between Customer Platform and engineering teams including Containers, Libraries, and OS packages
Understand team requirements and build 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, prioritize tradeoffs, and ship iteratively

Requirements

What you’ll need

Production Go experience
Strong ownership of API design and backend systems at scale
Experience shipping and operating backend systems in production
Experience working across multiple engineering teams on technical standards, integration patterns, and shared infrastructure
Ability to operate in ambiguity and provide a diagnosis, recommendation, and path forward
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance without a management title
Familiarity with Kubernetes and 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible & Remote-First Culture with team meetup opportunities
Bi-annual destination summits
Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
Stock options upon hire and promotion
Participation in secondary offerings
10 years to exercise stock options
100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for employee and dependents
Unlimited flexible time off
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
12 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents