Drimva

Chainguard

Staff Product Security Engineer

$205K–$231K

United States - Remote +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026

Location
United States - Remote
Remote - US
Experience
7+ years in software, product, application, or cloud security.

About the job

Leads product security strategy and cross-functional initiatives, improving secure software development and establishing practical security guardrails for AI-assisted engineering.

What you'll do

  • Drive product security strategy and embed security controls across the software development lifecycle, including AI SDLC.
  • Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and initiatives for vulnerability reduction, security automation, and secure-by-default engineering.
  • Translate security frameworks and assurance findings into durable, automated engineering controls; mentor Product Security Engineers.

What they ask for

  • 7+ years of experience in software, product, application, or cloud security.
  • Experience driving security programs from design through rollout, such as secure SDLC, vulnerability management, platform hardening, or security automation.
  • Strong hands-on familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, public cloud, and associated security controls.
  • Experience with security compliance frameworks and ability to automate security workflows in at least one language and integrate them into CI/CD.

Nice to have

  • Experience designing or operating an AI SDLC, AI security program, or governance model for AI-assisted development.
  • Background in software supply-chain security, red-teaming, offensive security, or security tooling.

Pay

$205,000 — $231,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

containers, Kubernetes, Go, Python, Shell, CI/CD, SOC 2, ISO 27001

AI focus

Establish policies, tooling, and guardrails for responsible AI use in engineering across design, coding, testing, review, deployment, and operations; address risks of AI-assisted development.

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First seen Oct 27, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)