Chainguard
Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at Chainguard. Skills: Frontend development, UI development, AI-driven workflows. Own and build key parts of the Libraries. Design high-performance web applications”
What You'll Achieve.
Scale Libraries products; Take products from 0→1; Scale products to thousands of users; Focus on performance; Focus on usability; Focus on developer experience
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience building modern web applications at scale, Deep expertise in React, Deep expertise in Material UI, Deep expertise in GraphQL, Experience building high-performance UIs, Experience managing large, complex datasets, Product ownership mindset, Experience working with modern frontend infrastructure, Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows, Experience building AI-driven product features, Experience integrating AI-driven product features
Nice to Have
Experience with developer tools, Experience with package ecosystems, Experience with registries, Exposure to software supply chain security, Exposure to infrastructure products, Experience building data-heavy interfaces, Experience building analytics-driven interfaces, Background in monorepos, Background in large-scale dependency systems
What You'll Do.
Own and build key parts of the Libraries
Design high-performance web applications
Implement high-performance web applications
Handle large datasets
Partner closely with backend
Partner closely with product
Partner closely with design
Deliver end-to-end features
Build intuitive workflows
Make secure software consumption frictionless
Contribute to 0→1 product development
Rapidly iterate features
Leverage AI-driven workflows
Accelerate development
Improve product capabilities
Shape how developers interact with software supply chains
Shape how developers trust software supply chains
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Backend engineers; Product partners; Design partners
Full Job Description
Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. 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, and 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 experie
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