4 hours ago
Base Salary
$219k - $352k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and own the multi-year technical vision and strategic roadmap for Central Operations and Systems.
- Lead architecture and implementation for large cross-company technical programs.
- Architect Docker’s SDLC Golden Path and shared platform capabilities across product teams.
- Define infrastructure, deployment, security, scaling, monitoring, reliability, and observability standards.
- Design infrastructure supporting AI and agent initiatives, including rapid deployment and programmatic environment creation.
- Drive platform cost optimization, build-versus-buy decisions, and convergence of fragmented systems.
- Lead architectural reviews and establish technical contracts between platform and product teams.
- Mentor Staff and Principal engineers and influence executives and senior engineering leaders.
- Represent Docker’s platform architecture and AI adoption through external technical engagement.
- Participate in on-call support outside standard business hours as needed.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience across multiple domains such as SDLC, AI engineering, and corporate systems.
- Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users and thousands of enterprise customers.
- Expert understanding of API design, service architecture, and system integration patterns at scale.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms and modern infrastructure patterns including Kubernetes, service mesh, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Knowledge of enterprise security requirements and compliance frameworks including SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Track record of creating technical strategies that deliver business outcomes and translating business strategy into architecture and roadmaps.
- Experience prioritizing high-leverage platform investments and understanding SaaS business models and enterprise sales cycles.
- Experience making build-versus-buy decisions for critical platform components.
- Ability to lead cross-company programs, influence without direct authority, work with executives, and mentor senior engineers.
- Preferred experience with developer tools, infrastructure software, B2B SaaS, container technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, developer productivity platforms, legacy-system migrations, financial operations, or infrastructure cost optimization.
- Advanced technical degree and external technical leadership recognition through speaking, publications, or open-source contributions are preferred.
Benefits
- Remote-first work from home with offices in Seattle and Paris.
- Flexible scheduling and 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 learning and development 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 medical, retirement, and paid holiday benefits varying by country.
- Docker swag.
- Visa sponsorship may be considered case by case.
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At Docker, we simplify the lives of developers who are making world-changing apps. Docker helps developers bring their ideas to reality by conquering the complexity of app development. We simplify and accelerate workflows with an integrated development pipeline and application components. Actively used by millions of developers around the world, Docker Desktop and Docker Hub provide unmatched simplicity, agility and choice.