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.