Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers) based in United States.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of secure software delivery by building advanced container technologies and scalable infrastructure. You will take ownership of critical technical areas, designing systems that help organizations run safer, more reliable software in production environments. The position combines deep engineering expertise, technical leadership, and collaboration across teams to solve complex challenges. You will contribute to the evolution of container security platforms while improving developer workflows and operational excellence. As a Staff Engineer, you will influence architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced engineer passionate about open source, cloud-native technologies, and secure software development. You will work in a remote-first environment that values autonomy, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Accountabilities:: The Staff Software Engineer will play a key role in designing, developing, and scaling secure container technologies. This position requires ownership of complex technical challenges, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to influence engineering practices beyond an individual team.

Design, build, and maintain innovative services, tools, and infrastructure that improve secure container-based software delivery.

Own critical and technically complex components of the engineering stack, acting as a subject matter expert and driving long-term technical direction.

Develop scalable systems and improve existing tooling to support growing product demands and customer requirements.

Collaborate with engineering teams and cross-functional partners to design features that enhance product capabilities and user value.

Participate in roadmap planning by identifying technical challenges, prioritizing solutions, and ensuring successful execution.

Drive engineering quality through thoughtful design, code reviews, technical guidance, and best practices.

Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge, and help raise the overall engineering standards across teams.

Contribute to the development and improvement of container build systems, infrastructure, and developer tooling.

Support a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement through proactive communication and technical leadership.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader with extensive software engineering experience and a strong background in cloud-native technologies, containers, and scalable infrastructure. They should be comfortable solving complex engineering problems while guiding technical decisions across teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

10+ years of experience in software development, with strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, compilers, build systems, Makefiles, and developer tooling.

Deep expertise with containers, container registries, Docker, Kubernetes, and related cloud-native ecosystems.

Strong experience designing and developing backend services or infrastructure tools using Go.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, including creating reusable modules and organizing scalable resources.

Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and production-grade engineering practices.

Ability to work independently, take initiative, and make sound technical decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.

Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a culture of engineering excellence.

Open-source contribution experience is a plus.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary range of $205,000 - $231,000 USD.

Equity opportunities through stock options.

Flexible remote-first work environment with team meetups and company-wide gatherings.

Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet expenses.

100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents.

Flexible paid time off to support work-life balance.

18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

Long exercise window for equity options.

Opportunity to work on impactful technology that improves software security and reliability.

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