Senior Software Engineer (Experience)

• Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure
• production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant
• Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.
• Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.
• The role, in a nutshell:
• We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help build and scale our Libraries products, a core part of Chainguard’s mission to secure the software supply chain.
• This role sits within the Experience team, the frontline for all new product offerings. The team operates at a rapid pace, launching and iterating on multiple new products each year. You’ll play a key role in taking products from 0→1 and scaling them to thousands of users, with a strong focus on performance, usability
• developer experience.
• You’ll own critical areas of the Libraries product, building high-performance interfaces that handle large-scale data while working closely with backend engineers and product partners

What You’ll Do

• Own and build key parts of the Libraries product UI
• Design and implement high-performance web applications that handle large datasets (millions of packages, versions, and dependencies)
• Partner closely with backend, product, and design to deliver end-to-end features
• Build intuitive workflows that make secure software consumption frictionless for developers
• Contribute to 0→1 product development, rapidly iterating and shipping new features
• Leverage AI-driven workflows to accelerate development and improve product capabilities
• Help shape how developers interact with and trust software supply chains

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of experience building modern web applications at scale
• Deep expertise in:
• React
• Material UI (or similar component systems)
• GraphQL
• Experience building high-performance UIs that manage large, complex datasets
• Strong product ownership mindset. You can take a problem space and run with it
• Experience working with modern frontend infrastructure (e.g., Vercel or similar)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude, Copilot, or similar)
• Experience building or integrating AI-driven product features or workflows
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Nice to Have
• Experience with developer tools, package ecosystems, or registries
• Exposure to software supply chain security or infrastructure products
• Experience building data-heavy or analytics-driven interfaces
• Background in monorepos or large-scale dependency systems
• Base Salary Range
• $157,000 — $184,000 USD
• About Us
• We live and breathe our company values:
• We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
• We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
• We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
• We trust each other and assume good intentions — We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.
• A few of the benefits we offer:
• 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.
• If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
• Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions
• related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity
• other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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