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Chainguard

Staff Software Engineer (Malware Detection)

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “Canada - Remote; Remote - US”
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About this role

Chainguard is hiring for a Staff Software Engineer (Malware Detection) role. See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • Build the APIs and services behind how customers investigate, enforce, and appeal scanner findings.
  • Build the backend for policy management and enterprise-scale operations.
  • Multiple years building and operating production backend or infrastructure systems, with a clear track record of staff-level ownership and technical leadership.
  • Strong Go experience, or deep backend systems experience with the ability to ramp quickly in Go.
  • Experience owning highly technical platforms or backend infrastructure that supports multiple products or internal customers.
  • Experience with high-throughput, event-driven pipelines where throughput, latency, and correctness all matter at once.
  • Strong understanding of software supply chain security, malware detection, vulnerability management, or adjacent security domains.
  • Demonstrated success making engineering design and prioritization decisions in technically complex and ambiguous environments.

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.