Principal Product Security Engineer

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.

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 imp