AI Solutions Engineering - Software Engineer

Role Description

Chainguard is becoming an AI company, and we’re hiring an AI Solutions Engineer to make that real in the daily work of every team. This is a dedicated, hands-on role with a clear mission: find the highest-leverage opportunities where AI can materially change the economics of how Chainguard operates — revenue, efficiency, and quality — and build the working prototypes that prove they work.

The role is part internal consultant, part builder. You’ll partner with functional owners across the company (Engineering, GTM, Product, Operations, and beyond), the AI Enablement Council, and our AI Ambassadors to take prioritized use cases from idea to validated prototype.

You’ll turn promising ideas into:

• Internal workflow automations
• Reusable prompt systems
• AI-enabled tools and assistants
• Early integrations

This is an applied tooling and building role, not a research role. Your job is to reduce the frustration of great ideas stalling for lack of capacity or technical skill — and to build the evidence base that tells the company where to invest next.

What you’ll do:

• Find high-leverage opportunities:
  • Run listening tours and current-state assessments across functions.
  • Identify and prioritize the workflows where AI can deliver outsized impact.
  • Weigh impact potential against feasibility.
• Prototype and validate:
  • Take prioritized use cases from idea to working prototype.
  • Test whether an opportunity is worth broader investment.
• Partner across the business:
  • Work directly with functional owners, the AI Enablement Council, and AI Ambassadors.
  • Understand real workflow needs and validate selected opportunities.
• Build responsibly:
  • Build and test using approved tools and established Legal and Security review pathways.
  • Validate outputs and ensure clear human review.
• Make it visible and reusable:
  • Document what you built, the problem it solves, and what you learned.
  • Share your work across the company through Builder Hours, demos, and showcases.
• Set the standard for internal AI building:
  • Model responsible, high-quality AI building.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years building software, automation, or internal tooling.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor).
• Able to wire together APIs, automations, and integrations across SaaS systems.
• Comfortable talking with non-technical stakeholders.
• Programming proficiency in at least one language, with strong preference for Go and/or Python.
• Respects security, legal, and data-handling guardrails.
• Strong communication skills, proficiency in English.

Requirements

• Experience in internal consulting, solutions engineering, or forward-deployed/applied roles.
• Interest in software supply chain security, secure SDLC, or responsible AI governance.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: For birthing and non-birthing parents.