Chainguard
Chainguard is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and execution of its core container product, including the build pipeline, registry, and adoption tooling. This hands-on technical leadership role involves setting architectural standards, mentoring senior engineers, and driving large-scale projects from concept to production. The position requires deep expertise in container ecosystems, software supply chain security, and Go development within a remote-first environment.
Headquarters
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2021
Chainguard provides trusted open source artifacts for every layer of the modern software stack—containers, language libraries, and VM images. They focus on reducing supply‑chain risk by producing hardened, minimal, and vulnerability‑reduced artifacts with strong provenance and signing. Chainguard also supplies tools and services to integrate those artifacts into secure CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows. Organizations use Chainguard to deploy more auditable, reproducible, and secure software.
Chainguard Welcomes New Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Financial Officer to Fuel Next Chapter of Growth
Jul 30, 2025
Chainguard lands $280M to help scale cybersecurity startup's open source software protections
Oct 23, 2025
Chainguard Announces $280 Million Growth Financing from General Catalyst to Usher in Next Era of Trusted Open Source Software
Oct 23, 2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Kirkland’s Chainguard Announces $280M in Growth Financing
Oct 23, 2025