Product Security Engineer
As a Product Security Engineer at Chainguard, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our customers' products by embedding security measures throughout the development lifecycle. This position involves close collaboration with our engineering teams to ensure that security is a fundamental aspect of our software development process. Chainguard is dedicated to delivering secure, production-ready open-source software, helping organizations build faster, maintain compliance, and mitigate risks.
In this role, your primary responsibilities will include defending the security of Chainguard's products, responding to incidents and events, and partnering with the engineering organization to integrate security at every development stage. You will operate and monitor our DevSecOps tooling, leveraging cutting-edge AI capabilities, and coordinate with external reporters and researchers to address security reports and findings.
The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, with a demonstrated interest in Product or Application Security. Experience in software development, particularly in Go or Python, is essential, along with a solid understanding of security fundamentals and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles. Excellent communication and organizational skills are crucial, as is experience with the open-source software community and development practices.
Chainguard offers a flexible and remote-first culture, providing opportunities for team meetups, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet costs. Employees receive stock options upon hire and promotion, with the ability to participate in secondary offerings and a 10-year window to exercise options. We cover 100% of health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and their dependents, offer flexible time off, and provide 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
At Chainguard, we are customer-obsessed, prioritize intentional action, and value a culture where we don't take ourselves too seriously while doing serious work. We trust each other and assume good intentions, fostering an environment of transparency and empowerment. Joining our team means contributing to a mission-driven company that is the trusted source for open-source software, helping organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.