Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chainguard is a trusted source for open source software, delivering secure builds that help organizations build faster and eliminate risk. As a Product Security Engineer, you will focus on defending customer security, responding to incidents, and ensuring security is integrated throughout the development process.
Responsibilities
- Defend the security of Chainguard customers, protecting every aspect of Chainguard’s products
- Respond to incidents and events
- Partner with our engineering organization to ensure security is paramount at every stage of development
- Operate and monitor our DevSecOps tooling, using cutting edge AI capabilities
- Coordinate with external reporters and researchers to respond to security reports and findings
Skills
- CS/Math/Engineering/Science degree
- Demonstrated interest in Product or Application Security
- Experience with software development, ideally in Go or Python
- Security fundamentals and knowledge of SDLC principles
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Experience and understanding of Open Source Software community and development
- Alignment with our core values: low ego, high-character, growth mindset
- Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA
Benefits
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Company Overview
Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.chainguard.dev.Company H1B Sponsorship
Chainguard has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.