Docker

Senior Principal Software Engineer, Networking

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1 month ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$219k - $352k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive technical vision, architecture, scalability, performance, and security strategy for Docker’s platform.
  • Design and implement large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly available systems.
  • Lead infrastructure automation, infrastructure-as-code, deployment, testing, and operations improvements.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, architectural guidance, and engineering standards across the organization.
  • Investigate emerging technologies and lead prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex technical and system issues.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, security experts, and other stakeholders to align engineering and product roadmaps.
  • Establish best practices for code reviews, testing, documentation, version control, and operational runbooks.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated expertise across multiple domains.
  • Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages, cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, and modern development frameworks.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead diverse engineering teams, mentor engineers, and drive successful outcomes.
  • Proven ability to define architectural roadmaps aligned with evolving business needs.
  • Expertise diagnosing complex system issues and designing robust, scalable solutions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Understanding of security best practices, compliance standards, and data protection.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work-from-home arrangement with offices in Seattle and Paris.
  • Flexible scheduling, generous PTO, quarterly Whaleness Days, and an end-of-year Whaleness break.
  • Home office support and a technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month.
  • Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning.
  • Sixteen weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
  • Equity for all full-time employees, comprehensive benefits, retirement, paid holidays, and country-dependent medical coverage.
  • Docker swag and globally distributed team collaboration.
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About Docker

1,001-5,000 employees

Docker builds developer tools for building, sharing, and running containerized applications, including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, Docker Scout, and the open-source Docker Engine. It monetizes through paid subscriptions for individuals, teams, and enterprises, along with security offerings such as Docker Hardened Images. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company serves over 20 million monthly users and supports more than 20 billion container image pulls.

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