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Chainguard
About Chainguard
Chainguard rebuilds open source software from source into minimal container images, language libraries and virtual machine images with near-zero known vulnerabilities, sold to engineering teams tired of patching. Its openings sit in two groups: Product Security, which posts principal, staff and senior product security engineers and a principal researcher, and Governance and Trust, which posts security analysts and a GRC analyst for EMEA. All of it is remote.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 13 security openings at Chainguard, and their stated salaries usually fall between $120k and $240k a year (midpoint $171k).
Chainguard security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTC- $89,000–$105,000/yr
- $151,000–$178,000/yr
Strategy & Operations Senior Manager, Security and Technology (opens the job details)
Leadership · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$200,000–$235,000/yrPrincipal Product Security Researcher (opens the job details)
Threat Intel & Research · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$201,000–$226,000/yr- $205,000–$231,000/yr
- $229,000–$258,000/yr
- $89,000–$105,000/yr
- $157,000–$184,000/yr
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Working at Chainguard
Founded in 2021 by engineers who helped create the Sigstore signing project, Chainguard is venture-backed and raised a $356 million Series D in 2025. Its security postings state $120k–$240k/yr typically (median $171k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings13 open roles at Chainguard, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Full-time remote roles with stock options in a fast-growing startup.
All security roles are remote: in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Salaries at Chainguard
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $171k/yr, across 9 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $89k/yr to $258k/yr.
Computed from 9 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 4 of the 13 open roles in this set give no salary.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 5 | $194k–$253k/yr | $258k/yr |
| GRC | 5 | $97k–$164k/yr | $178k/yr |
| Threat Intel & Research | 2 | $201k–$226k/hr1 rate | $226k/yr |
| Leadership | 1 | $200k–$235k/hr1 rate | $235k/yr |
Chainguard's best-paid open roles
Sort all 13 by salary- $229,000–$258,000/yr
Strategy & Operations Senior Manager, Security and Technology (opens the job details)
Leadership · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$200,000–$235,000/yr- $205,000–$231,000/yr
Principal Product Security Researcher (opens the job details)
Threat Intel & Research · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$201,000–$226,000/yr- $157,000–$184,000/yr
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Chainguard: common questions
What salary does Chainguard offer security staff?
Chainguard's security postings usually state $120k–$240k/yr, centred on $171k/yr, going by the 9 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $89k/yr and the highest $258k/yr.
What sort of company is Chainguard?
Founded in 2021 by engineers who helped create the Sigstore signing project, Chainguard is venture-backed and raised a $356 million Series D in 2025.
What is it like to work in security at Chainguard?
Its security postings state $120k–$240k/yr typically (median $171k/yr). As a security vendor, it hires both defenders for its own estate and specialists who build and sell the product.
What kind of employment are Chainguard's security roles?
Full-time remote roles with stock options in a fast-growing startup.
Where are Chainguard's security jobs based?
All security roles are remote: in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
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