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full-timePrincipal Product Security Engineer
Chainguard · Europe
Chainguard is a company that provides hardened, secure, production‑ready builds of open‑source software, helping enterprises and AI agents use open‑source components safely. The Principal Product Security Engineer will define and drive the security strategy for Chainguard’s products, embedding security‑by‑design into roadmaps and daily engineering work. Day‑to‑day responsibilities include shaping security guardrails for AI‑assisted development, leading multi‑quarter cross‑functional initiatives such as secure SDLC improvements and vulnerability reduction, building automation for detection and remediation, and evolving pentest, bug‑bounty and red‑team processes into lasting engineering changes. The role also involves guiding the integration of static and dynamic analysis tools into CI/CD pipelines, supporting compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001 and NIST, and mentoring junior security engineers while influencing senior product and engineering leaders. The ideal candidate has over ten years of software or product security experience, deep knowledge of cloud‑native architectures, hands‑on expertise with containers, Kubernetes and automation scripting, and a track record of running organization‑wide risk‑management programs.
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. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital. Principal Product Security Engineer The role, in a nutshell At Chainguard, our security posture is our competitive advantage. In this principal‑level role, you will: Set product security direction across major products and platforms. Lead multi‑quarter, cross‑functional security initiatives that materially reduce risk. Embed security by design into roadmaps and day‑to‑day engineering work. You’ll operate with high autonomy, working directly with engineering and product leadership to turn high‑level risk into concrete, shippable plans. What you’ll do Shape product security strategy Define and evolve security guardrails for AI-assisted development from design and coding through testing, review, deployment and operations so teams can move quickly while using AI responsibly. Lead large‑scale security initiatives Own cross‑functional programs (e.g., secure SDLC improvements, vulnerability reduction) that span multiple teams and quarters. Accelerate vulnerability remediation and automation Partner with engineering to build automation for vulnerability detection, triage, and remediation (including STIGs/CIS baselines and policy‑as‑code), shortening time‑to‑fix for critical issues. Evolve security assurance programs Improve how we run and consume pentests, vulnerability assessments, bug bounty programs, and red‑team activity so findings become lasting engineering and process changes. Champion secure‑by‑default tooling Guide adoption and integration of security tools (static/dynamic analysis, dependency and license checks, IaC scanners) into CI/CD in a way that works with, not against, developer workflows. Support compliance in sensible ways Help maintain and use frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and NIS2 to drive automation‑friendly, durable controls into our products and platforms. Influence senior leaders and mentor others Bring clear risk framing and trade‑off options to engineering and product leaders; mentor Product Security Engineers and raise the bar across the org. Track and translate the threat landscape Stay current on emerging threats and supply‑chain risks, and turn them into concrete changes to our controls, tooling, and product direction. What we’re looking for Core experience 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. &
| Role | Principal Product Security Engineer |
|---|---|
| Company | Chainguard |
| Location | Europe |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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