Docker - Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Sandboxes (Seattle or SF/Bay Area)
Requirements
• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience building large-scale cloud or distributed systems • Strong proficiency in Go and/or Java • Deep understanding of container orchestration, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture • container orchestration • Kubernetes • microservices architecture • Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable production systems • highly available • secure • observable • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related scalability patterns • cloud infrastructure • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code tooling • CI/CD pipelines • monitoring • infrastructure-as-code • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed environments • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across remote, cross-functional teams • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • Preferred: • Preferred: • Experience contributing to cloud-scale compute platforms or container infrastructure products • cloud-scale compute platforms • container infrastructure • Knowledge of service mesh, networking, or policy enforcement systems • service mesh • networking • policy enforcement • Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, etc.) • observability stacks • Familiarity with security best practices for multi-tenant cloud systems • security best practices • Prior experience in developer infrastructure, cloud platforms, or hyperscale environments • Docker considers sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs.
Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and operate core services that power Docker’s Cloud Sandboxes platform • Build scalable systems for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management • Develop high-performance APIs and control plane components for managing multi-tenant workloads • Ensure system reliability, observability, and performance across Docker’s Cloud Sandbox infrastructure • Collaborate with product, platform, and security teams to deliver customer-focused capabilities • Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and design documents • Contribute to automation and CI/CD improvements across the deployment pipeline • Debug and resolve production issues across distributed systems in cloud environments • Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents, debug production issues, and drive continuous improvement of system reliability
Benefits
• US Salary RangeUS Salary Range $170,350 – $275,550 • Offers Equity • The salary range is a guideline and actual starting compensation will be determined by location, level, skills, and experience. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Physical Mailing Address • To keep your interview experience seamless and distraction-free, we use an AI Notetaker to record and transcribe our interviews. This helps interviewers focus fully on the conversation and ensures your responses are captured accurately. The recording will only be used internally for evaluation. If you would prefer not to be recorded, you can opt out on this page. Opting out will not impact your candidacy in any way. • Yes, I consent to be recorded • Opt out of recording • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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