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.
At Chainguard, we're on a mission to change how the world builds and secures software, and we're searching for a Senior Recruiter with 5+ years of experience sourcing and recruiting top-tier tech talent who can spot top-tier Product & Engineering talent faster than a suspicious package in a software repo. You'll own the entire recruiting lifecycle (think: sourcing, connecting, negotiating, and high-fiving), building real relationships and leveling up our candidate experience.
What you'll do
- Run full-cycle recruitment searches for primarily Product & Engineering roles across the U.S., with the flexibility to support hiring across our international business as needed.
- Partner with senior leaders and founders to define roles, align on hiring priorities, and set clear expectations for what "great" looks like globally.
- Build and manage pipelines that anticipate growth in domestic and international markets, drawing on an established network of top tech talent.
- Deliver a consistent, candidate-first experience across time zones and geographies.
- Advise leadership on talent trends, compensation benchmarking, and recruiting strategy at a market-expert level.
- Design and improve recruiting processes so they scale effectively across regions while staying human and flexible.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong track record sourcing and closing top-tier Product & Engineering talent.
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders or founders on high-priority, high-visibility hires.
- Deep sourcing expertise — able to build pipelines for hard-to-fill and competitive roles, not just work inbound flow.
- Skilled at navigating global hiring challenges — time zones, regulations, and local market dynamics.
- A trusted advisor to hiring managers and a thoughtful, respectful partner to candidates.
- Adaptable, curious, and energized by helping a startup expand globally.
- Agile and detail-oriented, thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven commitment to hiring diverse, top-tier talent.
- Bonus if you're excited about open source, security, or finding great talent in unconventional places.
We live and breathe our company values:
- We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
- We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
- We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
- We trust each other and assume good intentions — We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.
A few of the benefits we offer:
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.
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