Principal Product Security Researcher

📋 Description

• Own Chainguard product security research agenda across ecosystem.
• Identify emerging attack patterns and translate into risks and opportunities.
• Shape security direction across products and platforms with leadership.
• Embed findings into roadmaps, architecture decisions, and long-term plans.
• Turn threat intel into multi-quarter, concrete security programs.
• Mentor and uplift teams across Product Security and Engineering.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep experience in product/application security with research leadership.
• Expertise in secure architecture, app security, software supply chain.
• Able to own ambiguous cross-functional problems and plan initiatives.
• Proven ability to present complex ideas to executives and gain alignment.
• Keeps pace with industry trends and translates into pragmatic defenses.
• Independent yet collaborative, with high ownership.

🎁 Benefits

• Flexible and remote-first culture with team meetups and coworking stipend.
• Stock options with 10 years to exercise and secondary offerings.
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance for you and dependents.
• Infinite flexible time off to recharge.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents; 12 weeks for non-birthing.
• Bi-annual destination summits.