Staff Software Engineer (Repositories)

Chainguard
United Kingdom
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Mentorship","Technical leadership","Reliability focus"]

Build and lead the architecture and implementation of a customer-facing repository platform. Own core package registry and API systems, design and run high-availability Go backend services, and drive scalability, reliability, observability, and load testing. Collaborate across Libraries, Build Platform, Delivery, Product, and Security to expand from libraries into broader artifact types, while mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards in a remote-first environment.

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Chainguard
Chainguard
1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer (Repositories)

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Job Summary

Build and lead the architecture and implementation of a customer-facing repository platform. Own core package registry and API systems, design and run high-availability Go backend services, and drive scalability, reliability, observability, and load testing. Collaborate across Libraries, Build Platform, Delivery, Product, and Security to expand from libraries into broader artifact types, while mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards in a remote-first environment.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical direction for key parts of Chainguard Repository, including customer-facing registries, APIs, and artifact-serving systems.
  • •Design, build, and operate high-availability Go backend services that serve libraries today and enable repositories for additional artifact types.
  • •Lead scalability, reliability, observability, and load testing for production systems customers depend on directly.
  • •Drive technical decisions on repository architecture, service boundaries, and operational patterns for artifact-serving at scale.
  • •Mentor engineers and raise the bar on design and code review while partnering across Libraries, Build Platform, Delivery, Product, and Security.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceEquityRemote WorkFlexible TimeParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years building and operating production backend or infrastructure systems with staff-level ownership and technical leadership.
  • •Strong Go experience (or deep backend systems experience with ability to ramp quickly in Go).
  • •Experience building or operating customer-facing infrastructure such as package registries, artifact repositories, APIs, or other high-scale serving systems.
  • •Experience deploying and managing services in production, with judgment across reliability, observability, performance, and operational tradeoffs.
  • •Comfort working across application and infrastructure layers, including service development, cloud infrastructure, and infrastructure as code such as Terraform.
Experience:Open sourceDeveloper platformsSoftware supply chainInfrastructure
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationMentorshipTechnical leadershipReliability focus
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoAPIsTerraformDockerGitLabArtifactoryNexus

Company Brief

Chainguard
Builds software supply chain security solutions for containerized and Kubernetes-native environments, offering tools for secure builds, attestations, vulnerability scanning, and policy enforcement to help organizations deploy trustworthy software at scale.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Seattle, United States
Founded: 2020
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