Staff Software Engineer, Docker AI Substrate (Seattle or Palo Alto)

📋 Description

• Design and build the systems that deploy, release, and operate Docker's agentic platform for
• Make the platform run consistently across cloud providers and environments, with the security
• Own the release and supply chain path so every deployment is reproducible, verifiable, and trusted.
• Run what you build: production ownership, on-call, SLOs, incident response, and the operational
• Set technical direction with the team's architect and engineering leadership, and work with partner
• Raise the bar through design review, testing discipline, and mentorship as the team grows.

🎯 Requirements

• You have built and operated a cloud control and management plane. Software that provisions
• Kubernetes beyond deployment. You have written controllers or operators, understand reconciliation
• Deep in at least one major cloud. Hands-on with compute, networking, identity, and managed
• Production ownership. On-call, incident response, SLOs, post-mortems. You run what you build.
• Distributed systems design. Fault tolerance, consistency, observability, idempotent reconciliation.
• Go. Professional proficiency. Docker's backend and all of this team's code is Go.

🎁 Benefits

• Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and
• Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
• Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year
• Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
• Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.
• Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued