Staff Software Engineer – Customer Platform

Chainguard

. Own features end-to-end, from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration, in partnership with Product Management and partner Chainguard teams.

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • Canada, United States, United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend system design and implementation using Go and REST/gRPC APIs, with a strong focus on technical leadership and mentorship. Proficient in navigating cross-team collaboration and delivering customer-facing product experiences powered by AI.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Production Go ExperienceAPI Design OwnershipTechnical Leadership and MentorshipCloud-Native Environments FamiliarityCross-Team Collaboration

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Hard Skills

GoREST APIsGRPC APIsBackend Systems DesignEntitlementsBilling SystemsAI-Powered Product Features

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingAmbiguity ManagementTechnical Guidance

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesCloud Provider APIs

Industry Keywords

Integration PatternsPlatform InfrastructureCustomer Onboarding Services

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGRPCKubernetesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own features end-to-end, from design through implementation, rollout, and iteration, in partnership with Product Management and partner Chainguard teams.
Design, build, and evolve backend systems using Go and REST/gRPC APIs for entitlement, policy, and customer onboarding services.
Serve as the primary technical interface between Customer Platform and other Chainguard engineering teams, including Containers, Libraries, and OS packages.
Understand cross-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 resolve ambiguity, prioritize tradeoffs, and deliver iterative outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Production Go experience.
Strong ownership of API design and backend systems at scale; experience shipping and operating them in production.
Experience working across multiple engineering teams to align on technical standards, integration patterns, and shared infrastructure.
Comfort operating in ambiguity; able to provide a diagnosis, recommendation, and path forward.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance without a management title.
Familiarity with cloud-native environments, 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.
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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 stock options.
100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
Unlimited flexible time off.
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, usable all at once or throughout the child's first year.