Hardened, secure open source container images and software supply chain
Chainguard ships hardened builds of open source software, with a stack built on Go, Kubernetes, Sigstore, SLSA, and policy engines like OPA and Kyverno that mirrors the supply chain security it sells. Hiring tilts heavily toward sales, support, and senior-level roles across eight countries, signaling a go-to-market push. Projects in AI-powered manifest generation and an agentic AI platform show automation moving into the build pipeline.
Notable leadership hires: People Operations Director
Chainguard, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Kirkland, WA, provides secure, production-ready builds of open source software for engineering teams and AI agents. Its core offering centers on hardened container images that help organizations reduce vulnerability exposure and meet security compliance requirements. The company is privately held with 201–500 employees. It operates across multiple clouds, including GCP, AWS, and Azure, and hires in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.
Chainguard uses Go, Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and Docker on GCP, AWS, and Azure, plus supply chain tools like Sigstore, SLSA, Tekton, OPA, and Kyverno. Go-to-market runs on Salesforce, HubSpot, and Outreach.
Yes. Sales is Chainguard's largest hiring area, ahead of engineering, support, and security, with most openings at senior level.
Chainguard hires in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Singapore, India, Canada, and Australia.
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