Senior Recruiter - Product & Engineering

Chainguard; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software security company is seeking a Senior Recruiter to manage full-cycle recruitment for Product and Engineering roles across the U.S. This remote position requires strong experience in recruiting, especially in navigating global hiring challenges. Candidates should be adaptable and committed to diversity, ensuring a candidate-first experience throughout the hiring process.

Benefits

Flexible & Remote-First Culture

Stock options upon hire

100% Covered Health Insurance

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Strong experience recruiting primarily for Product & Engineering roles.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders or founders on high-priority hires.
• Skilled at navigating global hiring challenges.
• Adaptable, curious, energized by helping a startup expand globally.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruitment searches for Product & Engineering roles.
• Partner with leaders to define roles and align on hiring priorities.
• Build and manage pipelines that anticipate growth.
• Deliver a candidate-first experience.
• Provide insights on talent trends and recruiting strategies.

Skills

Experience recruiting for Product & Engineering roles

Partnering with senior leaders

Navigating global hiring challenges

Hiring diverse talent

Detail-oriented

Agile methodology

Job description

United States - Remote

At Chainguard, we’re on a mission to change how the world builds and secures software, and we're searching for a Senior Recruiter who can spot top tier Product & Engineering talent and own the entire recruiting lifecycle, building real relationships and improving candidate experience.

What you’ll do

• Run full-cycle recruitment searches for primarily Product & Engineering roles across the U.S., with the flexibility to support hiring across our international business as needed.
• Partner with leaders to define roles, align on hiring priorities, and set clear expectations for what “great” looks like globally.
• Build and manage pipelines that anticipate growth in domestic and international markets.
• Deliver a consistent, candidate-first experience across time zones and geographies.
• Provide insights on talent trends, compensation, and recruiting strategies.
• Adapt and improve recruiting processes so they scale effectively across regions while staying human and flexible.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience recruiting primarily for Product & Engineering roles.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders or founders on high-priority hires.
• Skilled at navigating global hiring challenges—time zones, regulations, and local market dynamics.
• A trusted advisor to hiring managers and a thoughtful, respectful partner to candidates.
• Adaptable, curious, and energized by helping a startup expand globally.
• Agile and detail-oriented, thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven commitment to hiring diverse, top-tier talent.
• Bonus if you’re excited about open source, security, or finding great talent in unconventional places.

About Us

Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.

Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.

We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A few of the benefits we offer

• 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.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with options to use it all at once or throughout your child’s first year.

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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