Remote Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform

About the Role

We’re looking for a Remote Senior Software Engineer to join our Developer Platform team at Chainguard. In this role, you will play a crucial part in building the 'Factory' that powers Chainguard Engineering, focusing on infrastructure and tooling that enables our developers to ship secure software at scale. This position is highly impactful and visible, with a mission to eliminate developer toil and accelerate our path to production.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and evolve internal platform services by understanding how Chainguard engineers utilize shared infrastructure, ensuring our 'Factory' capabilities work seamlessly across the organization.
• Implement agent observability by capturing and analyzing structured traces, making AI-driven workflows (like automated CVE remediation) debuggable and reliable in production.
• Optimize our monorepo CI/CD pipeline to maintain high-performance DORA metrics, focusing on improving build stability and reducing flake rates.
• Master context engineering by validating patterns for agent skills and memory, enabling agents to make consistent decisions across complex engineering workflows.
• Contribute to a productivity-driven roadmap with clear outcomes, helping the team prioritize tradeoffs to remove 'shadow production' risks and deliver standardized 'paved road' blueprints.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a strong focus on building developer platforms.
• Proficiency in CI/CD systems and experience with high-performance delivery pipelines.
• Strong understanding of observability practices and tools.
• Experience with AI-driven workflows and automation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with context engineering and agent-based systems.
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and their application in software delivery.
• Knowledge of security best practices in software development.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $140,000 to $180,000 per year.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible hours.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Health and wellness benefits.