Senior Software Engineer (AI CICD)

<div class="content-intro"><p>Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.&nbsp;<br><br>Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. <br><br>Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.</p></div><p><strong>Senior Software Engineer, AI CICD</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The role, in a nutshell:</strong></p> <p>At Chainguard we’re focused on securing the software supply chain, and we're building the next generation of products at the intersection of security and AI. You'll join a small, fast-moving team shipping tools that developers will actually use.&nbsp;</p> <p>The successful candidate will work on new products including the <a href="https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/meet-the-guardener">Guardener</a>, hardened <a href="https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/introducing-chainguard-actions">Github Actions</a>, <a href="https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/introducing-chainguard-agent-skills">Chainguard Agent Skills</a>, and more. You'll collaborate closely with team members and Product, guide technical decisions, and promote a culture of excellence.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own features end-to-end. From design through implementation, rollout, and iteration in close partnership with Product and our Experience (front-end) team.</li> <li>Navigate ambiguous problems and find a clear path forward. You take initiative rather than waiting for complete specs.</li> <li>Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with real deadlines: help the team prioritize tradeoffs and ship iteratively rather than waiting for perfect.</li> <li>Extend Chainguard's agentic AI foundation into customer-facing product experiences across the full product suite.</li> <li>Bring a strong technical point of view to architectural decisions and a collaborative spirit when working through them with the team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience</li> <li>5+ years of experience in software development</li> <li>Expertise with containers, artifact registries, Docker, Kubernetes and its greater ecosystem</l