Principal Software Engineer, Containers — Remote + Equity

Devconnectplatform; United States; Remote; USD 229,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Remote‑first culture

Bi-annual destination summits

Job summary

Chainguard is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for Container products. You will set the technical direction, own the delivery of large multi‑team programs, and hands‑on contribute to architecture and code. You will work with AI coding agents and influence upstream open‑source efforts.

The role emphasizes secure, production‑grade container images, registry infrastructure, and adoption tooling across a remote‑first, global team. Strong Go expertise is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and operating software for paying customers
• Experience leading multi‑team projects without direct authority
• Proven ability to form and execute roadmaps with engineering and product leaders
• Strong architectural depth in Go, API design, databases, and cloud infra

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for Chainguard Containers and related tooling over 1–3 years
• Lead large, multi‑team initiatives from concept to production and adoption
• Review designs and code, raising the bar for senior and staff engineers
• Collaborate with AI coding agents and set safe usage standards across the team
• Represent Chainguard in container/open‑source ecosystems and customer conversations

Skills

Go

Architecture

AI-native

Remote leadership

System design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Cloud (GCP/AWS)

Job description

Chainguard is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for Container products. You will set the technical direction, own the delivery of large multi‑team programs, and hands‑on contribute to architecture and code. You will work with AI coding agents and influence upstream open‑source efforts.

The role emphasizes secure, production‑grade container images, registry infrastructure, and adoption tooling across a remote‑first, global team. Strong Go expertise is required.