Engineering Manager, AI CICD

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Lead a dynamic team in delivering the Guardener, secure GitHub Actions, Chainguard Agent Skills, and innovative products developed on the microVM sandbox platform.

• Take full ownership of the products from the roadmap phase through to implementation, rollout, and ongoing iterations.

• Recruit, guide, and develop a small engineering team.

• Eliminate obstacles and foster an environment that enables engineers to excel.

• Evaluate designs and pull requests, create prototypes as necessary, and maintain a hands-on technical approach.

• Collaborate with the Product team to establish a roadmap with concrete deadlines, balancing trade-offs and promoting iterative shipping.

• Tackle ambiguous challenges and define clear pathways for resolution.

• Ensure the quality and reliability of delivered products.

• Stay engaged with customers and translate their feedback directly into the product roadmap.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 2 years of experience managing engineering teams.

• Proven history of delivering products or significant features and taking responsibility for the outcomes.

• Solid technical expertise, including the ability to read code, assess designs, and understand architecture and trade-offs.

• Proficient in Go, or a strong willingness to quickly learn.

• Background in building CI/CD systems, developer tools, or platforms aimed at users.

• Knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure.

• Experience with AI tools and a genuine passion for leveraging them to solve complex customer challenges.

• Ability to work autonomously in uncertain situations, a proactive approach, and a commitment to iterative delivery.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, working closely with Product and customers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with opportunities for team meetups, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone, and internet expenses.

• Receive stock options upon hiring and promotion.

• Engage in secondary offerings with a 10-year period to exercise your options.

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.

• Flexible time off.

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, available at once or spread throughout the child's first year.