Principal Software Engineer (Libraries Platform)
ChainguardSoftware Supply company
United States$229,000 - $258,000 USDLead
Kleiner Perkins
IVP
Redpoint Ventures
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Sequoia Capital
Spark Capital
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead technical strategy for scaling the Libraries Platform and driving automation.
- •Chainguard is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction for their Libraries Platform.
- •This role involves scaling the platform to new ecosystems and driving automation in the remediation pipeline.
- •Key Responsibilities Define the architecture for multi-ecosystem scaling of the Libraries Platform.
- •Lead the redesign of CVE remediation workflows for end-to-end automation.
- •Set the direction for novel patch generation using AI/agentic systems.
- •Partner with cross-organizational teams to align the platform roadmap.
- •Requirements 12+ years of experience designing and operating infrastructure for developer platforms.
- •Direct experience onboarding new language ecosystems (e.g., .NET, Go, Rust).
- •Strong proficiency in Go and deep background in CI/CD, cloud-native infrastructure, and IaC.
- •Excellent written communication skills for a remote, distributed environment.
Required skills
GoCI/CDDockerKubernetesTerraform.NETRustGitHub Actions
Nice-to-have skills
PyTorchTensorFlow
Domain expertise
developer-toolscybersecurity
Benefits & perks
Remote-First Culture, Stock options, 100% Covered Health Insurance, Flexible Time Off, Paid Parental Leave
Tech stack
GoRust.NETDockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsTerraformCI/CD