Senior Software Engineer (Athena)

Chainguard · IT

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Full Time$157,000 - $184,000 USDPosted Sep 14, 2026

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IT
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Senior
Job salary
$157,000 - $184,000 USD

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Original employer: ChainguardSource ATS: ChainGuardJob status: Active

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the Athena enterprise supply chain security system, operating remotely within the United States.

You will be responsible for developing core clearing house components in Go on GCP, including customer onboarding and data ingestion pipelines. The role involves designing reliable agentic workflows, managing unstructured data, and contributing to infrastructure as code using Terraform to support enterprise-scale vulnerability management.

Why You’ll Love This Role

United States remote
$157,000 - $184,000 USD base salary
Senior level role
Remote-first culture
100% Employer-paid healthcare

What You’ll Bring

Solid backend engineering foundation with experience shipping production systems
Strong Go programming language expertise
Proven experience with GCP and Terraform
Ability to navigate unstructured data problems using a methodical approach
Experience with operational excellence including monitoring and alerting
Experience with Agentic AI workflows

What You’ll Get

100% Covered health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and dependents
Stock options with 10-year exercise window
Flexible time off
18 Weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
Monthly stipend for coworking, phone, and internet costs
Bi-annual destination summits

About the Company

Chainguard provides hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations manage supply chain risks. The company is venture-backed and serves major enterprise customers including Fortune 500 firms.

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