Senior Software Engineer (Athena)

The SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (ATHENA) will contribute to building and maintaining Athena, a system designed to secure the open source supply chain at enterprise scale. This role focuses on developing core backend components, handling complex data processing, and implementing scalable architectural solutions. The position directly impacts the reliability and effectiveness of security workflows, supporting enterprise customers in remediation efforts., * Develop and maintain backend systems in Go on Google Cloud Platform, including customer onboarding, entitlement logic, and data pipelines

• Own and drive ambiguous problems and specific features from design through to production with testing and observability
• Collaborate with senior engineers to implement scalable architectural patterns
• Process unstructured data from enterprise customers into validated, structured outputs
• Design and operate automated workflows for complex multi-step tasks across production systems
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response activities
• Lead multi-engineer efforts for core subsystems over extended periods
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve engineering standards
• Develop infrastructure-as-code and operational tools using Terraform and GCP-native solutions

• Proven backend engineering experience with production system development and maintenance
• Strong proficiency in Go programming language; experience with Google Cloud Platform and Terraform
• Analytical approach to handling unstructured data challenges such as parsing, validating, and deduplicating
• Experience with operational excellence practices including monitoring, alerting, and graceful degradation
• Ability to independently scope and deliver features
• Familiarity with Agentic AI workflows
• Experience with customer-facing APIs or workflow systems is advantageous
• Knowledge of security or infrastructure domains
• Preferred: Experience with security vulnerability management, coordinated disclosure, or CVE publication processes

Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• Base salary range: $157,000 to $184,000 USD

Benefits & Perks:

• Flexible and remote-first work culture with team meetups, bi-annual summits, and monthly stipends for coworking, phone, and internet
• Stock options upon hire and promotion with participation in secondary offerings and a 10-year exercise window
• Full coverage of health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents
• Unlimited flexible time off
• Paid parental leave: 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, usable continuously or intermittently within the first year

Chainguard operates in the open source software industry, addressing the challenge of securing and hardening open source software used widely in production environments. The organization delivers secure, production-ready builds to help customers build faster, comply with regulations, and reduce risk. Their client base includes Fortune 500 companies and global industry leaders, indicating significant scale and impact.