Senior Software Engineer (Delivery)

Chainguard is a company focused on providing secure open source software for development and deployment. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their image delivery team, where the successful candidate will lead the development of Linux packages and container images while mentoring team members and ensuring high-quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Develop melange packages within Wolfi and private repositories, adhering to technical specifications and integration requirements
• Produce Chainguard container images for both public and private use, balancing the need for speed with uncompromised quality
• Create comprehensive automated tests. Consistently raising the bar for what high quality means
• Efficiently work through a prioritized queue of image requests, ensuring each is processed according to project timelines and quality expectations
• Provide code reviews, technical support and guidance to other members of the team

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of relevant technical experience
• Strong experience working with Linux, including packaging (such as APK, RPM)
• Extensive experience building and debugging container images
• Strong experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform
• Strong programming experience in Go lang and at least one other language
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, able to work independently
• Some experience with AI/LLM integration and familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation, and guardrails
• Passionate about quality and attention to detail
• Actively involved in the open-source community
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation