AI Solutions Engineering

Role Overview

Chainguard is hiring an AI Solutions Engineer for a hands-on role to identify high-leverage AI opportunities, prototype and validate use cases, and work closely with cross-functional teams.

Key Missions

• Identify and prioritize workflows where AI can deliver significant impact, improving revenue or operational efficiency.
• Take prioritized use cases from idea to working prototype, including:
  • internal workflow automations
  • reusable prompt systems
  • AI-enabled tools
• Collaborate with functional owners, the AI Enablement Council, and AI Ambassadors to validate opportunities and build the business case for investment.

Responsibilities

• Build internal workflow automations and AI-enabled tools.
• Create early integrations across SaaS systems and internal workflows.
• Ensure responsible AI use and strong data hygiene.
• Translate ambiguous needs into shippable prototypes and drive execution independently.

Requirements

• Programming proficiency in at least one language, with preference for Go and/or Python.
• 4+ years building software, automation, or internal tooling.
• Ability to wire together APIs, automations, and integrations across SaaS (e.g., Slack, Google Workspace, GitHub, Linear).
• Experience using AI tooling in real work (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor).
• Hands-on experience building on LLM APIs, including:
  • tool/function calling, agents
  • prompt and context engineering
  • RAG
  • patterns like MCP
• Experience building agent skills, MCP servers, and/or orchestration/automation frameworks.
• Comfortable communicating with non-technical stakeholders, scoping problems, sizing impact, and prioritizing by feasibility.
• Strong English communication and autonomy in a remote, globally distributed team.
• Responsible-use mindset aligned with security/legal/data-handling guardrails.

Nice-to-Haves

• Interest in software supply chain security, secure SDLC, or responsible AI governance.
• Active involvement in open source.
• Cross-functional background in solutions engineering, internal consulting, or forward-deployed/applied roles.
• Track record of turning workflow ideas into tools teams adopt.