Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.
Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.
Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.
The role, in a nutshell:
As Developer Relations Engineer (Java), you’ll be part of the Chainguard Developer Enablement team, which supports the mission of securing the software supply chain through developer advocacy, product documentation, tutorials, courses, and workshops. Your role is to connect with, inspire, and educate developers about the power of Chainguard. You will also serve as the voice of the community with Chainguard, delivering product feedback and advocating for the developer.
You are an experienced technologist who loves to support others. You get excited about sharing new tools and helping peer developers build effectively. Ideally, you have built production-quality software adhering to security recommendations, and have shared demos and talks at meetups and other events. You will have an opportunity to directly collaborate and innovate across the product and engineering teams to ensure we are supporting and continuing to build solutions that our customers love.
What you’ll do:
- Define and execute initiatives to grow awareness and adoption of Chainguard products
- Build hands-on demos, integrations, technical material, and examples
- Willing to produce written content including documentation to support the team
- Develop educational materials and run developer and customer workshops
- Interact with users where they are, both online (e.g.: Reddit, Stack Overflow, X, podcasts) and in person (conferences, meetups, company talks)
- Listen to, analyze, and disseminate relevant developer insights with the product and engineering teams, influencing the roadmap and product strategy
- Review internal product and engineering design documents from the developer’s perspective
- Speak about Chainguard and related technologies at relevant community events; this includes both conceptual, high-level material and technical, hands-on training
- Review issues and community forums related to Chainguard, smoothing the developer experience and helping solve recurring issues
- Test and QA products and submit bug reports and feature requests that help improve the developer experience
- Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and sales to stay informed on feature work and go-to-market strategies
What we're looking for:
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, build rapport and relate to developers, especially container users, in both written and verbal forms
- Experience as a software developer who has worked in Java
- A solid understanding of containers and container-related technology
- Familiarity with and knowledge of open source software, software package ecosystems, and Linux distributions
- Knowledge related to software vulnerabilities and vulnerability management
- Active contributor, member, or leader in one or more software or open source communities
- Willing and able to travel up to 30% of the time for talks, conferences, and workshops
Base Salary Range
$166,000—$203,000 USD
About Us
We live and breathe our company values:
We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
We trust each other and assume good intentions - We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.
A few of the benefits we offer:
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a $400 monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
- For a full list of our benefits and rewards, click here.
If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard’s Privacy Policy.
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What We Do
Chainguard is the secure foundation for building with open source software. The company's portfolio of secure, minimal container images helps organizations embrace a new culture of software development where starting left with security, not shifting left, is the reality. Chainguard was founded by the industry's leading experts on software supply chain security, open source, software, and cloud-native development. We aren't a traditional security vendor. It's container images provide secure-by-default infrastructure that introduces zero friction to developer workflows. That's why developers love and CISOS trust Chainguard.
Its customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading technology and security companies, including Anduril, Canva, Domino Data Lab, Checkmarx, HPE, GitLab, Snowflake, and Wiz. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia, and Spark Capital.
Why Work With Us
Security is our mission, but having fun is our mantra. Since our founding, we've increased +1M memes, sung 900+ hours of Kubernetes-themed karaoke, and created 774+ whacky Slack emojis. Beyond this, Chainguard's innovation and leadership in open source and software supply chain security has been recognized by industry leaders.
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