[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Chainguard logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/e4b6aacf-221.jpeg)](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md)[Chainguard](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md) # Engineering Manager, AI CICD Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/chainguard.md)ShareRemote from[UK](https://jobicy.com/job-region/uk.md), [USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 229k–258k / yrDepartment[Software Engineering](https://jobicy.com/categories/engineering.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished12 Oct 2026Apply before11 Nov 2026Listing views28Application actions1Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Chainguard is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small, hands-on team building AI-enabled CI/CD, developer tooling, hardened GitHub Actions, agent skills, and microVM-based products. The manager owns product delivery from roadmap through rollout, partners closely with Product and customers, and remains technically involved in architecture, design, code review, and prototyping. Success depends on strong engineering leadership, practical Go proficiency, and experience with CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and AI tooling. This is a remote role explicitly open to candidates in the United Kingdom and United States, with a stated base salary range of $229,000 to $258,000 USD. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior leadership role combining people management, technical decision-making, product ownership, and security-sensitive developer-platform delivery. The successful candidate must operate effectively amid ambiguity, deliver rapidly, and make tradeoffs across customer needs, reliability, and engineering execution. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job medianMarket rate$243,500US market range$210k–$280k0$308k AI insightThe disclosed base salary is $229,000 to $258,000 USD yearly, with a midpoint of $243,500. This is competitive for a US-based Engineering Manager leading developer infrastructure, CI/CD, AI tooling, and security-adjacent platform products; an estimated US market range for comparable roles is approximately $210,000 to $280,000 in annual base salary, excluding equity and benefits. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Engineering management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Engineering%20management.md)[CI/CD](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=CICD.md)[Developer tooling](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Developer%20tooling.md)[Software supply chain security](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Software%20supply%20chain%20security.md)[Go](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Go.md)[Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Kubernetes.md)[Containers](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Containers.md)[Cloud infrastructure](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Cloud%20infrastructure.md)[AI tooling](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=AI%20tooling.md)[Product delivery](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Product%20delivery.md) Sample interview questionsDescribe a time you led a team through an ambiguous product or technical problem with incomplete requirements.I would explain how I established the customer outcome and non-negotiable constraints, converted unknowns into short discovery tasks, and aligned the team on a small initial release. I would describe using regular checkpoints with Product and stakeholders to validate assumptions, then iterating based on usage and reliability signals rather than waiting for a perfect specification. How do you remain technically credible and helpful as an engineering manager without becoming a bottleneck? I stay close to architecture, design reviews, critical pull requests, operational metrics, and customer feedback, while delegating implementation ownership to engineers. I contribute directly when a prototype, difficult investigation, or decision can unblock the team, but I make expectations and decision boundaries clear so the team can move independently. What approach would you take to prioritize work across hardened GitHub Actions, agent skills, and emerging microVM products? I would evaluate each initiative against customer impact, security risk reduction, strategic differentiation, engineering effort, and time sensitivity. I would work with Product to establish measurable outcomes, protect capacity for reliability and security work, and sequence investments into incremental releases that validate demand before scaling. How have you improved the reliability and security of a CI/CD or developer platform? A strong approach includes threat modeling the pipeline, applying least-privilege access, isolating workloads, managing trusted build inputs, and making provenance and policy enforcement visible. I would also establish service-level objectives, automate regression and integration testing, instrument failure modes, and run blameless reviews that produce concrete prevention work. How do you develop and retain a high-performing engineering team in a fast-moving environment? I set clear outcomes, create psychological safety, and give engineers meaningful ownership with appropriate support. I use regular one-on-ones, specific feedback, growth plans, and transparent prioritization, while removing organizational blockers and recognizing both delivery impact and collaborative behaviors. Opportunity details ## About this role. 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. ### The role, in a nutshell: At Chainguard we’re focused on securing the software supply chain, and we’re building the next generation of products at the intersection of security and AI. We’re looking for an engineering manager to lead a fast-moving team shipping tools that developers will actually use — the Guardener, hardened GitHub Actions, Chainguard Agent Skills, and new products built on our microVM sandbox platform. You’ll own these products end-to-end: hire and grow the team, set the roadmap with Product, and stay hands-on enough to dig into the code. This is a high-ownership role for someone who moves fast, takes initiative, and measures success by what ships and who uses it. ### What you’ll do: * Own a portfolio of products end-to-end — the Guardener, hardened GitHub Actions, Chainguard Agent Skills, and emerging microVM-based products — from roadmap through implementation, rollout, and iteration. * Hire, lead, and grow a small team of strong engineers. Remove blockers and create the conditions for them to do their best work. * Stay technically hands-on: review designs and PRs, prototype when it unblocks the team, and unblock the team * Partner closely with Product on a roadmap with real deadlines — help the team prioritize tradeoffs and ship iteratively rather than waiting for perfect. * Navigate ambiguous problems and find a clear path forward. You take initiative rather than waiting for complete specs. * Own the quality and reliability of what you ship, and stay close to customers to turn their feedback directly into the roadmap. ### What we’re looking for: * 2+ years experience managing engineers with a genuine, sustained passion for leading and growing a team. * A track record of shipping products or major features and owning the results. * Strong technical background — you can still read code, review designs, and reason about architecture and tradeoffs. Proficiency with Go or strong readiness to ramp quickly. * Experience building CI/CD systems, developer tooling, or product-facing platforms; familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. * Experience with AI tooling and genuine enthusiasm for applying it to complex customer problems * Comfort with autonomy and ambiguity, a bias for action, and a habit of shipping iteratively. * Strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit working closely with Product and customers. ### Explore Our Work Dive into the practical side of what we do at Chainguard. These resources provide a hands-on look at our processes and offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of our product offerings and the technology behind them. * Chainguard Academy * https://www.chainguard.dev Base Salary Range $229,000—$258,000 USD ### About Us 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](https://www.chainguard.dev/legal/candidate-privacy-notice). ©2026 Chainguard. All Rights Reserved. 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