[Remote] Staff Software Engineer (Libraries) at Chainguard

United States

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Requirements

8+ years building and maintaining infrastructure for JavaScript/TypeScript package ecosystems (npm) or large-scale open-source projects in a similar domain
Proven record in building, shipping, and maintaining developer tools – e.g., bundler plugins, CLI tools, code generators, or custom automation pipelines for JS packages
Deep familiarity with modern JS build tooling: esbuild, Rollup, Webpack, Vite, Bun, SWC, Turbopack, Babel, PostCSS, Rome/Biome, Deno, and the associated tradeoffs between ESM/CJS/modules
Hands-on experience orchestrating large monorepos (Lerna, Nx, Turborepo or custom setups) and solving infra-scale dependency or module resolution problems in production
Comfortable working with build system code written in Go, plus solid experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
Demonstrated ability to debug and resolve critical infrastructure and package-building failures at scale
Experience with cloud-native technologies and infrastructure, including containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), cloud services (e.g., GCP, AWS), infrastructure as code practices (e.g., Terraform)
Excellent cross-team communication skills: can collaborate with product, engineering, ops, and security teams; proactively document, mentor, and share lessons learned

Responsibilities

Own technical direction and architecture for JS (npm) ecosystem infrastructure, supporting high-quality and secure build, test, and distribution automation for libraries
Design, implement, and optimize systems for automated artifact creation, update, validation, vulnerability scanning, remediation, and SBOM and provenance generation for npm packages
Build and maintain internal developer tools: bundler plugins, CLI utilities, code generators, and meta-tooling that improve the workflows for library and package maintenance
Develop and debug integrations for modern JS build systems and package managers
Solve complex dependency resolution issues, manage monorepo orchestration, and drive improvements in infrastructure automation
Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to set technical direction, drive roadmap execution, and establish process excellence for scalable package maintenance
Mentor, review, and enable other engineers by sharing systems knowledge, debugging strategies, and "meta" tooling insights
Partner with internal teams (Delivery, Sustaining, Platform, Security) to ensure our JavaScript ecosystem services meet critical SLAs and SLOs

Skills

Chainguard

Supply chain risk management and audits

About Chainguard

Chainguard specializes in managing risks in supply chains, particularly for businesses that rely on software. They conduct audits to identify risks and provide detailed reports with recommendations for improvement. Their unique offering includes a curated base container image distro, which helps businesses transition to secure software environments. Chainguard also provides supply chain observability services, allowing companies to track their software's origins and dependencies.

Kirkland, WashingtonHeadquarters

2021Year Founded

$249MTotal Funding

SERIES_CCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, CybersecurityIndustries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Equity/stock options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Home Office Stipend

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Risks

Increased competition from other cybersecurity startups in the Seattle area.

Potential overvaluation risk with Chainguard's rapid valuation increase to $1.12 billion.

Rapid product expansion may lead to execution challenges for Chainguard.

Differentiation

Chainguard Images have 97.6% fewer vulnerabilities than industry alternatives.

The company offers a curated base container image distro for secure software supply chains.

Chainguard provides detailed audits and reports for supply chain risk management.

Upsides

Chainguard raised $140 million in Series C funding, boosting its growth potential.

Increased demand for secure container images aligns with Chainguard's core offerings.

Rising adoption of AI frameworks supports Chainguard's new CPU/GPU containers.

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