Principal Product Security Engineer

The role

You will set product security direction and lead cross-functional security initiatives across major products and platforms. You will embed security by design into roadmaps and build automation for vulnerability detection and remediation.

What you will do

• Shape product security strategy
• Define and evolve security guardrails for AI-assisted development
• Lead large-scale security initiatives
• Accelerate vulnerability remediation and automation
• Evolve security assurance programs
• Champion secure-by-default tooling
• Support compliance in sensible ways
• Influence senior leaders and mentor others
• Track and translate the threat landscape

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in software, product, or application security, with ownership of complex products or platforms
• Deep expertise in secure architecture and system design for cloud-native or distributed systems, including modern authz/authn and defense-in-depth patterns
• Experience driving org-level risk management and security programs (secure SDLC, AI SDLC, vulnerability management) from design through rollout
• Strong hands-on familiarity with cloud-native environments (containers, Kubernetes, public cloud) and associated security controls
• Experience with security compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, SLSA) and translating controls into practical engineering work
• Ability to automate security workflows in at least one language (e.g., Go, Python, Shell) and integrate them into CI/CD
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across teams through clear, concise communication in a remote-first environment
• High bar for ownership, accountability, and adaptability

Nice to have

• Background in software supply chain security (SBOMs, SLSA, provenance, signing, build system hardening)
• Experience with red-teaming or offensive security and/or open source software development in security-sensitive projects
• Public speaking or writing on security topics; participation in industry communities or standards
• Prior experience in early-stage or high-growth companies, where security must move at product speed

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture
• Team meetup opportunities
• Bi-annual destination summits
• Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
• Stock options upon hire and promotion
• Participation in secondary offerings
• 10 years to exercise options
• 100% Covered Health Insurance for employees and dependents
• ∞ Flexible Time Off
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents

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About the company

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.