Senior Software Engineer

Requirements

• 10+ years designing, building, and maintaining complex backend systems
• Early-stage product/startup experience is a strong plus
• Strong hands-on Go experience highly desired or strong backend experience with a desire to learn Go

Job Description

Join our founding team as a Senior Software Engineer to shape backend services, engineering culture, and future direction of Chainloop, focusing on Go development and security.

Role Overview

• Join the founding engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer.
• Shape core backend services, engineering culture, and future direction of Chainloop.
• Architect, develop, and scale robust backend systems in Go.
• Work in an ambitious, async-first startup environment.
• Take full ownership of projects from design to production monitoring.
• Champion and implement high standards of software supply chain security and automation.

Dos (The Actions We Expect)

• Take full, end-to-end ownership from design to production monitoring.
• Be an async-first communicator with clear, proactive writing.
• Drive clarity from ambiguity by turning vague problems into actionable plans.
• Raise the bar by mentoring, reviewing thoughtfully, and helping hire exceptional talent.
• Champion security and quality with a ship-fast and safely mindset.
• Leverage AI and automation to increase output and quality.

Don'ts (Anti-Patterns to Avoid)

• Avoid defaulting to meetings; use sync time only when necessary.
• Do not confuse speed with sloppiness; ship fast but not recklessly.
• Do not stay silent; speak up when misaligned or when a better way is seen.
• Do not expect a rigid 9-to-5; flexibility is important, but deadlines come first.