Senior Software Engineer (Container Images) - North America

Open Source has taken over the world of software development; however, the largest trade-off still persists: security. Companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources patching and fortifying open source software in order to ship with confidence & compliance. 

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. Customers including Snowflake, Canva, and HPE rely on Chainguard to build securely with open source software across the organization.

Chainguard is the safe source for open source.

About Us

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - Our true advantage is the strength of our relationships with customers through collaboration, empathy, and responsiveness.  We establish trust as we educate, advocate, and listen to their needs.  Our focus is on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better. 

We have a bias for intentional action - We’re a start-up and we need to move fast. However we need to move fast through intentional action to make sure we’re able to deliver quickly and efficiently on what is most impactful to our collective success.  We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.  We think about how what we do impacts other teams and communicate our progress - owning the whole solution from start to finish. If we move fast enough, we can make two or three mistakes, learn, and correct them before competitors even make their first decision.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - Though we are solving an important problem which takes focus and a degree of seriousness, we don’t take ourselves too seriously while we do.  We laugh, have fun, embrace uniqueness, and enjoy the journey. Together.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We hire great team members and trust them to do their work. We’re transparent with data, news, and decisions - positive or negative - to empower team members to make well informed decisions. Showing up for each other fully means we celebrate each other’s accomplishments as well as give compassionate direct feedback when needed.  We always default to assuming good intentions.

The role, in a nutshell:

The successful candidate will be part of a sustaining team, responsible for maintaining our Linux distribution (Wolfi) and Chainguard container images. This role involves working with a diverse range of open-source software, build tools, and programming languages.

What you’ll do:

• Debug and resolve issues related to linux package builds
• Analyze and resolve issues related to container image builds
• Create and maintain patches for remediation of CVE’s
• Work hands-on with Wolfi, our Linux distribution
• Create new packages and images using our build tools (melange, apko)
• Efficiently work through a prioritized backlog of work items
• Collaborate with a number of various engineering teams

What we are looking for:

• Ideal Location: Europe or India
• 1 to 2 years of experience working with Linux
• Experience packaging software as Linux packages (e.g., APK, RPM)
• Experience building and debugging container images
• Solid knowledge of working with Kubernetes, helm charts
• Experience with cloud infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform
• Programming experience in at least one language
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, able to work independently
• Passionate about quality and attention to detail

 

This role does not involve managing cloud infrastructure; however, we utilize DevOps tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm to support image building and testing.

Nice to haves:

• Actively involved in the open-source community
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation

Explore Our Work:

Dive into the practical side of what we do at Chainguard. These resources provide a hands-on look at our processes and offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of our product offerings and the technology behind them.

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