Staff Software Engineer – VMs

October 9

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Chainguard

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Security • SaaS • Cybersecurity

Chainguard is a company that specializes in building secure container images to enhance software security and compliance. Their products include low-to-zero CVE container images, which are updated daily to maintain security and compliance standards such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, SOC2, and CIS benchmarks. Chainguard focuses on reducing vulnerabilities, automating compliance, and supporting development workflows without compromising on innovation and productivity. The company serves a wide range of industries, including highly regulated sectors, by providing hardened image solutions to mitigate software supply chain risks and enhance application security.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🔐 Security

☁️ SaaS

🔒 Cybersecurity

📋 Description

• Design, implement and optimize linux operating systems features. • Collaborate in the creation of developer tools. • Collaborate in the design, implementation, optimization or maintenance of secure, automated build and test systems in cloud environments. • Improve quality and reliability by continuously refine testing, debugging and release processes. • Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to set technical direction, drive roadmap execution, and establish process excellence. • Mentor, review, and enable other engineers by sharing systems knowledge, debugging strategies, and "meta" tooling insights. • Partner with internal teams (OS, Delivery, Sustaining) to ensure our product and services meet critical SLAs and SLOs.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience working on and building Linux operating systems. • Proven experience working on upstream open source technologies. • Proven experience building and packaging Linux software (APK, RPM, DEB or similar). • Proven experience working with at least one major cloud provider (e.g. GCP, AWS, Azure) and cloud-specific integrations or agents. • Proven experience working on bootable containers and/or micro vm technologies. • Experience building, configuring or tuning the Linux kernel. • Experience working across kernel and user space and related technologies (systemd, SELinux, AppArmor, etc). • Experience with bootloaders and Secure Boot. • Experience working with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, etc) or first-boot configuration management agents (cloud-init, Ignition, etc). • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go preferred), with strong scripting and automation skills. • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills at both the package, containers and virtual machine levels. • Strong communication skills, proficiency in English, ability to work autonomously in a remote-first environment, take initiative, and seek help proactively when necessary. • Passion for quality, security, and attention to detail. • Experience with compliance frameworks (CIS, STIG) a strong plus. • Experience with FIPS is a strong plus. • Experience with Kubernetes and managed container/Kubernetes services (EKS, ECS, GKE, AKS) is a strong plus. • Experience with VMWare vSphere and ESXi is a strong plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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. • 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.