Staff Software Engineer, Clojure (US East Coast)

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

The Developer Experience (DevEx) team builds the systems and experiences that help millions of developers build, secure, and ship software with confidence. We power critical parts of Docker Scout and Hardened Images, enabling developers and enterprises to understand and improve their software supply chains.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be a key technical leader for DevEx and a partner to teams across Docker. You’ll drive architecture for distributed systems at scale, influence cross team design decisions, and help shape how Docker’s proprietary content and signals turn into product ready capabilities. You’ll also guide engineers, support long term technical direction, and help align engineering work with business and customer goals.

This role is for someone who enjoys solving complex, cross cutting problems and can connect deep technical insight with strong product intuition.

Success in this Role Looks Like
You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working across teams, simplifying complexity, and driving clarity. Success means you’ve strengthened our architecture, influenced strategy, guided engineers, and helped deliver impactful capabilities that support millions of developers and the future of Docker’s platform.

Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and design for major backend systems and distributed workflows
- Work across teams to define, align, and drive shared technical direction
- Design, build, and operate backend services in Clojure and Go with a focus on scalability, security, and resilience
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to connect technical decisions with business outcomes
- Mentor engineers across DevEx and influence engineering practice beyond your team
- Drive improvements in observability, performance, and service reliability
- Help refine DevEx’s security posture in line with company wide strategy
- Represent engineering work clearly to senior stakeholders and other teams
- Participate in the on call rotation and improve operational readiness across services
- Champion clear communication, documentation, and technical excellence

Qualifications
- Deep experience building and operating large-scale backend systems
- Strong programming abilities in Clojure and Go or equivalent languages
- Proven ability to drive architectural design and guide multi-team initiatives
- Strong understanding of cloud native systems, distributed system patterns, and domain-specific libraries
- Experience influencing technical direction across teams and mentoring senior engineers
- Ability to articulate tradeoffs and connect technical decisions to product and business needs
- Comfortable collaborating across engineering, product, design, and other functions
- Strong written and spoken communication in a remote, async environment

What to Expect
First 30 Days
- Build context on our architecture, roadmap, and active initiatives
- Pair with engineers across teams in Clojure and Go to understand core systems and workflows
- Ship your first changes to production
- Contribute early improvements while building relationships across engineering

First 90 Days
- Lead design for a cross team initiative or system level improvement
- Strengthen system boundaries and architectural clarity
- Mentor engineers and contribute to improved technical documentation

One Year Outlook
- You’re a key technical leader for DevEx and a go to partner across Docker
- You’ve shaped architecture for major systems and improved reliability, performance, and operational capability
- You’ve influenced technical strategy across multiple teams
- You’re helping set a strong engineering culture across DevEx and the Supply Chain Security Group

Perks
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
- PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
- Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
- Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
- Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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Join Docker as a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and development of backend systems in Clojure and Go, supporting millions of developers worldwide.

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At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

The Developer Experience (DevEx) team builds the systems and experiences that help millions of developers build, secure, and ship software with confidence. We power critical parts of Docker Scout and Hardened Images, enabling developers and enterprises to understand and improve their software supply chains.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be a key technical leader for DevEx and a partner to teams across Docker. You’ll drive architecture for distributed systems at scale, influence cross team design decisions, and help shape how Docker’s proprietary content and signals turn into product ready capabilities. You’ll also guide engineers, support long term technical direction, and help align engineering work with business and customer goals.

This role is for someone who enjoys solving complex, cross cutting problems and can connect deep technical insight with strong product intuition.

Success in this Role Looks Like
You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working across teams, simplifying complexity, and driving clarity. Success means you’ve strengthened our architecture, influenced strategy, guided engineers, and helped deliver impactful capabilities that support millions of developers and the future of Docker’s platform.

Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and design for major backend systems and distributed workflows
- Work across teams to define, align, and drive shared technical direction
- Design, build, and operate backend services in Clojure and Go with a focus on scalability, security, and resilience
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to connect technical decisions with business outcomes
- Mentor engineers across DevEx and influence engineering practice beyond your team
- Drive improvements in observability, performance, and service reliability
- Help refine DevEx’s security posture in line with company wide strategy
- Represent engineering work clearly to senior stakeholders and other teams
- Participate in the on call rotation and improve operational readiness across services
- Champion clear communication, documentation, and technical excellence

Qualifications
- Deep experience building and operating large-scale backend systems
- Strong programming abilities in Clojure and Go or equivalent languages
- Proven ability to drive architectural design and guide multi-team initiatives
- Strong understanding of cloud native systems, distributed system patterns, and domain-specific libraries
- Experience influencing technical direction across teams and mentoring senior engineers
- Ability to articulate tradeoffs and connect technical decisions to product and business needs
- Comfortable collaborating across engineering, product, design, and other functions
- Strong written and spoken communication in a remote, async environment

What to Expect
First 30 Days
- Build context on our architecture, roadmap, and active initiatives
- Pair with engineers across teams in Clojure and Go to understand core systems and workflows
- Ship your first changes to production
- Contribute early improvements while building relationships across engineering

First 90 Days
- Lead design for a cross team initiative or system level improvement
- Strengthen system boundaries and architectural clarity
- Mentor engineers and contribute to improved technical documentation

One Year Outlook
- You’re a key technical leader for DevEx and a go to partner across Docker
- You’ve shaped architecture for major systems and improved reliability, performance, and operational capability
- You’ve influenced technical strategy across multiple teams
- You’re helping set a strong engineering culture across DevEx and the Supply Chain Security Group

Perks
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
- PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
- Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
- Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
- Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

#LI-REMOTEBenefits:<ul><li> Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life</li><li> Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break</li><li> Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work</li><li> 16 weeks of paid Parental leave</li><li> Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month</li><li> PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy</li><li> Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes</li><li> Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company</li><li> Docker Swag</li><li> Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country</li><li> Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris</li></ul>

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Staff Software Engineer, Clojure (US East Coast) Join Docker as a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and development of backend systems in Clojure and Go, supporting millions of developers worldwide. At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

The Developer Experience (DevEx) team builds the systems and experiences that help millions of developers build, secure, and ship software with confidence. We power critical parts of Docker Scout and Hardened Images, enabling developers and enterprises to understand and improve their software supply chains.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be a key technical leader for DevEx and a partner to teams across Docker. You’ll drive architecture for distributed systems at scale, influence cross team design decisions, and help shape how Docker’s proprietary content and signals turn into product ready capabilities. You’ll also guide engineers, support long term technical direction, and help align engineering work with business and customer goals.

This role is for someone who enjoys solving complex, cross cutting problems and can connect deep technical insight with strong product intuition.

Success in this Role Looks Like
You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working across teams, simplifying complexity, and driving clarity. Success means you’ve strengthened our architecture, influenced strategy, guided engineers, and helped deliver impactful capabilities that support millions of developers and the future of Docker’s platform.

Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and design for major backend systems and distributed workflows
- Work across teams to define, align, and drive shared technical direction
- Design, build, and operate backend services in Clojure and Go with a focus on scalability, security, and resilience
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to connect technical decisions with business outcomes
- Mentor engineers across DevEx and influence engineering practice beyond your team
- Drive improvements in observability, performance, and service reliability
- Help refine DevEx’s security posture in line with company wide strategy
- Represent engineering work clearly to senior stakeholders and other teams
- Participate in the on call rotation and improve operational readiness across services
- Champion clear communication, documentation, and technical excellence

Qualifications
- Deep experience building and operating large-scale backend systems
- Strong programming abilities in Clojure and Go or equivalent languages
- Proven ability to drive architectural design and guide multi-team initiatives
- Strong understanding of cloud native systems, distributed system patterns, and domain-specific libraries
- Experience influencing technical direction across teams and mentoring senior engineers
- Ability to articulate tradeoffs and connect technical decisions to product and business needs
- Comfortable collaborating across engineering, product, design, and other functions
- Strong written and spoken communication in a remote, async environment

What to Expect
First 30 Days
- Build context on our architecture, roadmap, and active initiatives
- Pair with engineers across teams in Clojure and Go to understand core systems and workflows
- Ship your first changes to production
- Contribute early improvements while building relationships across engineering

First 90 Days
- Lead design for a cross team initiative or system level improvement
- Strengthen system boundaries and architectural clarity
- Mentor engineers and contribute to improved technical documentation

One Year Outlook
- You’re a key technical leader for DevEx and a go to partner across Docker
- You’ve shaped architecture for major systems and improved reliability, performance, and operational capability
- You’ve influenced technical strategy across multiple teams
- You’re helping set a strong engineering culture across DevEx and the Supply Chain Security Group

Perks
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
- PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
- Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
- Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
- Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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Docker is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive technical leadership in building scalable, secure backend services. The role involves architecture design, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration in a remote-first environment.

Staff Backend/Data Engineer

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride! This role is open to applicants residing on the U.S. East Coast. We’re looking for a Staff Backend/Data Engineer with deep data expertise—someone who thrives at the intersection of backend development, database engineering, and data infrastructure. This role is all about owning services end-to-end, from building and operating large-scale data stores to designing resilient APIs. The Hub team manages Docker images and OCI content on Docker Hub, leveraging open standards and collaborating across the Cloud Native ecosystem. If you love working on data at scale, with challenges on resiliency and performance, this role is for you!

Docker is seeking a Staff Backend/Data Engineer on the US East Coast to develop scalable data services and infrastructure.

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride! This role is open to applicants residing on the U.S. East Coast. We’re looking for a Staff Backend/Data Engineer with deep data expertise—someone who thrives at the intersection of backend development, database engineering, and data infrastructure. This role is all about owning services end-to-end, from building and operating large-scale data stores to designing resilient APIs. The Hub team manages Docker images and OCI content on Docker Hub, leveraging open standards and collaborating across the Cloud Native ecosystem. If you love working on data at scale, with challenges on resiliency and performance, this role is for you!Benefits:<ul><li> Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life</li><li> Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break</li><li> Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work</li><li> 16 weeks of paid Parental leave</li><li> Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month</li><li> PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy</li><li> Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes</li><li> Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company</li><li> Docker Swag</li><li> Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country</li><li> Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris</li></ul>

Staff Backend/Data Engineer Docker is seeking a Staff Backend/Data Engineer on the US East Coast to develop scalable data services and infrastructure. At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride! This role is open to applicants residing on the U.S. East Coast. We’re looking for a Staff Backend/Data Engineer with deep data expertise—someone who thrives at the intersection of backend development, database engineering, and data infrastructure. This role is all about owning services end-to-end, from building and operating large-scale data stores to designing resilient APIs. The Hub team manages Docker images and OCI content on Docker Hub, leveraging open standards and collaborating across the Cloud Native ecosystem. If you love working on data at scale, with challenges on resiliency and performance, this role is for you! Staff Backend/Data Engineer Backend Engineer Getcontact mobile-gaming-apps mobile-computing-software-products mobile-food-services security-and-investigations security-guards-and-patrol-services security-systems-services technology-information-and-internet technology-information-and-media

This role involves designing and operating large-scale data storage and APIs, collaborating with teams to ensure data reliability, and owning systems end-to-end. The position is remote, focused on data at scale, and requires deep database and cloud experience.

Data Scientist

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Data Insights team. You will be a key individual contributor, applying statistical rigor and advanced analytical techniques to extract value from our product and business data. This role requires a strong understanding of product usage to provide actionable insights that drive business strategy and feature development.

This is a hands-on analytical role focused on independent execution, deep-dive analysis, and translating complex data into clear business recommendations. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Executive Leaders, and Engineering teams to define key metrics, measure product health, and inform data-driven decisions.

Success in this role requires a strong foundation in statistics, advanced SQL skills, and proven experience in product experimentation and reporting for a technical audience.

Responsibilities include understanding detailed usage of Docker products, running and measuring product experiments (A/B tests), developing KPIs, providing insights for product managers, building reports for executives, collaborating on data pipelines, applying statistical modeling, designing visualizations, ensuring data quality, partnering with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications include 3+ years of experience in a Data Scientist or Product Analyst role, proficiency in SQL, Python or R, experience with cloud data warehouses and visualization tools, advanced statistical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Preferred qualifications include experience with developer tools or B2B SaaS, advanced degrees, and container technologies.

Key success metrics involve impact on product adoption and revenue, quality of reports, successful experiments, and independent project execution.

Perks include flexibility, quarterly wellness days, home office setup, 16 weeks parental leave, technology stipend, PTO, hackathons, training stipends, equity, swag, and benefits that vary by country. Docker promotes diversity and is committed to inclusion. Due to the remote nature, visa sponsorship is not available.

Docker is seeking a Data Scientist to analyze product and business data, providing insights to drive strategy and development.

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Data Insights team. You will be a key individual contributor, applying statistical rigor and advanced analytical techniques to extract value from our product and business data. This role requires a strong understanding of product usage to provide actionable insights that drive business strategy and feature development.

This is a hands-on analytical role focused on independent execution, deep-dive analysis, and translating complex data into clear business recommendations. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Executive Leaders, and Engineering teams to define key metrics, measure product health, and inform data-driven decisions.

Success in this role requires a strong foundation in statistics, advanced SQL skills, and proven experience in product experimentation and reporting for a technical audience.

Responsibilities include understanding detailed usage of Docker products, running and measuring product experiments (A/B tests), developing KPIs, providing insights for product managers, building reports for executives, collaborating on data pipelines, applying statistical modeling, designing visualizations, ensuring data quality, partnering with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications include 3+ years of experience in a Data Scientist or Product Analyst role, proficiency in SQL, Python or R, experience with cloud data warehouses and visualization tools, advanced statistical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Preferred qualifications include experience with developer tools or B2B SaaS, advanced degrees, and container technologies.

Key success metrics involve impact on product adoption and revenue, quality of reports, successful experiments, and independent project execution.

Perks include flexibility, quarterly wellness days, home office setup, 16 weeks parental leave, technology stipend, PTO, hackathons, training stipends, equity, swag, and benefits that vary by country. Docker promotes diversity and is committed to inclusion. Due to the remote nature, visa sponsorship is not available.Requirements:<ul><li> 3+ years of experience in a Data Scientist or Product Analyst role, preferably within a technology or SaaS company.</li><li> Expert proficiency in SQL for complex data extraction and manipulation.</li><li> Strong proficiency in a statistical programming language (Python or R), including libraries for data manipulation, analysis, and statistical modeling.</li><li> Proven experience designing, launching, and analyzing A/B tests or other product experiments.</li><li> Experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery) and data visualization tools (e.g., Sigma, Tableau, Looker).</li><li> Advanced knowledge of statistical methods (regression, hypothesis testing, time series analysis) and their application to business problems.</li><li> Demonstrated ability to translate open-ended business questions into structured analytical projects and deliverables.</li><li> Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex analytical findings to both technical and executive audiences.</li><li> Demonstrated ability to work independently and drive projects from conception to completion with minimal supervision.</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li> Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life</li><li> Designated quarterly Whaleness Days</li><li> Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work</li><li> 16 weeks of paid Parental leave</li><li> Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month</li><li> PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy</li><li> Quarterly, company-wide hackathons</li><li> Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes</li><li> Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company</li><li> Docker Swag</li><li> Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country</li></ul>

Data Scientist Docker is seeking a Data Scientist to analyze product and business data, providing insights to drive strategy and development. At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker is seeking a Data Scientist to join our Data Insights team. You will be a key individual contributor, applying statistical rigor and advanced analytical techniques to extract value from our product and business data. This role requires a strong understanding of product usage to provide actionable insights that drive business strategy and feature development.

This is a hands-on analytical role focused on independent execution, deep-dive analysis, and translating complex data into clear business recommendations. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Executive Leaders, and Engineering teams to define key metrics, measure product health, and inform data-driven decisions.

Success in this role requires a strong foundation in statistics, advanced SQL skills, and proven experience in product experimentation and reporting for a technical audience.

Responsibilities include understanding detailed usage of Docker products, running and measuring product experiments (A/B tests), developing KPIs, providing insights for product managers, building reports for executives, collaborating on data pipelines, applying statistical modeling, designing visualizations, ensuring data quality, partnering with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications include 3+ years of experience in a Data Scientist or Product Analyst role, proficiency in SQL, Python or R, experience with cloud data warehouses and visualization tools, advanced statistical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Preferred qualifications include experience with developer tools or B2B SaaS, advanced degrees, and container technologies.

Key success metrics involve impact on product adoption and revenue, quality of reports, successful experiments, and independent project execution.

Perks include flexibility, quarterly wellness days, home office setup, 16 weeks parental leave, technology stipend, PTO, hackathons, training stipends, equity, swag, and benefits that vary by country. Docker promotes diversity and is committed to inclusion. Due to the remote nature, visa sponsorship is not available. Data Scientist Operations Getcontact mobile-gaming-apps mobile-computing-software-products mobile-food-services security-and-investigations security-guards-and-patrol-services security-systems-services technology-information-and-internet technology-information-and-media Seattle Washington

This role involves applying statistical and analytical techniques to extract value from data, working closely with cross-functional teams. The Data Scientist will develop metrics, run experiments, and build models to inform product decisions.

Senior Software Engineer, Desktop Platform

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker Desktop is one of the core pillars of the Docker suite—powering the workflows of millions of developers worldwide. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Docker has been ranked the most-used, most-desired, and most-admired developer tool for multiple years running. Joining the Desktop Platform team means shaping the experience behind one of the most loved tools in modern software development.

The Desktop Platform team is responsible for the core lifecycle of Docker Desktop, including installation, updates, startup, and key shared components used by every Docker Desktop feature team. Our work ensures that Docker Desktop is reliable, and easy to adopt, while providing the modular foundations that enable other teams to build and ship with confidence.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain the systems that define the Docker Desktop experience end to end. You’ll improve update and install reliability, reduce startup time, strengthen diagnostics, refine shared platform components such as settings and feature flags, and contribute to the architectural evolution that accelerates development across all Desktop teams.

The successful candidate has strong systems and OS fundamentals and thinks like a platform engineer—designing modular, predictable components that scale across teams. They bring sound technical judgment, contribute thoughtfully to architectural discussions, and use data to guide decisions. They collaborate effectively across engineering groups and are comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that shape the long-term health of Docker Desktop.

Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain core lifecycle components of Docker Desktop, including installation, update, startup, and shared platform systems.
- Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration with shared platform components.
- Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and technical discussions that raise the clarity and quality of engineering within the Desktop ecosystem.
- Write high-quality code with strong test coverage (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and support healthy engineering practices across the team.
- Collaborate with our Delivery team on CI, release pipeline reliability, and lifecycle automation improvements that support faster and safer Desktop releases, especially when cross-team coordination is required.

Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience building backend or systems software, ideally in Go or similar languages.
- Experience working on cross-platform desktop applications or lifecycle components (installers, updaters, system services).
- Demonstrated ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams.
- Comfort working with observability, telemetry pipelines, performance metrics, and system health diagnostics.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of operating system internals, installers/updaters, virtualization, networking, or OS-level APIs.
- Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or release engineering workflows is a plus.

What to Expect:
- First 30 Days: Meet your team, set up your environment, contribute small changes, participate in design discussions.
- First 90 Days: Drive larger features, present findings, influence roadmap priorities.
- One Year Outlook: Deliver impact, lead initiatives, shape long-term technical direction, become a go-to engineer.

Perks:
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend of $100 net/month
- PTO plan encouraging time for personal activities
- Quarterly company-wide hackathons
- Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes
- Equity; share in the company's success
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Join Docker as a Senior Software Engineer to develop and maintain core desktop platform systems, improving reliability and performance.

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker Desktop is one of the core pillars of the Docker suite—powering the workflows of millions of developers worldwide. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Docker has been ranked the most-used, most-desired, and most-admired developer tool for multiple years running. Joining the Desktop Platform team means shaping the experience behind one of the most loved tools in modern software development.

The Desktop Platform team is responsible for the core lifecycle of Docker Desktop, including installation, updates, startup, and key shared components used by every Docker Desktop feature team. Our work ensures that Docker Desktop is reliable, and easy to adopt, while providing the modular foundations that enable other teams to build and ship with confidence.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain the systems that define the Docker Desktop experience end to end. You’ll improve update and install reliability, reduce startup time, strengthen diagnostics, refine shared platform components such as settings and feature flags, and contribute to the architectural evolution that accelerates development across all Desktop teams.

The successful candidate has strong systems and OS fundamentals and thinks like a platform engineer—designing modular, predictable components that scale across teams. They bring sound technical judgment, contribute thoughtfully to architectural discussions, and use data to guide decisions. They collaborate effectively across engineering groups and are comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that shape the long-term health of Docker Desktop.

Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain core lifecycle components of Docker Desktop, including installation, update, startup, and shared platform systems.
- Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration with shared platform components.
- Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and technical discussions that raise the clarity and quality of engineering within the Desktop ecosystem.
- Write high-quality code with strong test coverage (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and support healthy engineering practices across the team.
- Collaborate with our Delivery team on CI, release pipeline reliability, and lifecycle automation improvements that support faster and safer Desktop releases, especially when cross-team coordination is required.

Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience building backend or systems software, ideally in Go or similar languages.
- Experience working on cross-platform desktop applications or lifecycle components (installers, updaters, system services).
- Demonstrated ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams.
- Comfort working with observability, telemetry pipelines, performance metrics, and system health diagnostics.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of operating system internals, installers/updaters, virtualization, networking, or OS-level APIs.
- Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or release engineering workflows is a plus.

What to Expect:
- First 30 Days: Meet your team, set up your environment, contribute small changes, participate in design discussions.
- First 90 Days: Drive larger features, present findings, influence roadmap priorities.
- One Year Outlook: Deliver impact, lead initiatives, shape long-term technical direction, become a go-to engineer.

Perks:
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend of $100 net/month
- PTO plan encouraging time for personal activities
- Quarterly company-wide hackathons
- Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes
- Equity; share in the company's success
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.Requirements:<ul><li> 5+ years of experience building backend or systems software, ideally in Go or similar languages.</li><li> Experience working on cross-platform desktop applications or lifecycle components (installers, updaters, system services).</li><li> Demonstrated ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams.</li><li> Comfort working with observability, telemetry pipelines, performance metrics, and system health diagnostics.</li><li> Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting technical challenges.</li><li> Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration, design reviews, and technical documentation.</li><li> Understanding of operating system internals, installers/updaters, virtualization, networking, or OS-level APIs.</li><li> Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or release engineering workflows is a plus.</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li> Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life</li><li> Designated quarterly Whaleness Days</li><li> Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work</li><li> 16 weeks of paid Parental leave</li><li> Technology stipend of $100 net/month</li><li> PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy</li><li> Quarterly, company-wide hackathons</li><li> Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes</li><li> Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company</li><li> Docker Swag</li><li> Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country</li></ul>

Senior Software Engineer, Desktop Platform Join Docker as a Senior Software Engineer to develop and maintain core desktop platform systems, improving reliability and performance. At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker Desktop is one of the core pillars of the Docker suite—powering the workflows of millions of developers worldwide. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Docker has been ranked the most-used, most-desired, and most-admired developer tool for multiple years running. Joining the Desktop Platform team means shaping the experience behind one of the most loved tools in modern software development.

The Desktop Platform team is responsible for the core lifecycle of Docker Desktop, including installation, updates, startup, and key shared components used by every Docker Desktop feature team. Our work ensures that Docker Desktop is reliable, and easy to adopt, while providing the modular foundations that enable other teams to build and ship with confidence.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain the systems that define the Docker Desktop experience end to end. You’ll improve update and install reliability, reduce startup time, strengthen diagnostics, refine shared platform components such as settings and feature flags, and contribute to the architectural evolution that accelerates development across all Desktop teams.

The successful candidate has strong systems and OS fundamentals and thinks like a platform engineer—designing modular, predictable components that scale across teams. They bring sound technical judgment, contribute thoughtfully to architectural discussions, and use data to guide decisions. They collaborate effectively across engineering groups and are comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-cutting problems that shape the long-term health of Docker Desktop.

Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain core lifecycle components of Docker Desktop, including installation, update, startup, and shared platform systems.
- Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration with shared platform components.
- Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and technical discussions that raise the clarity and quality of engineering within the Desktop ecosystem.
- Write high-quality code with strong test coverage (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and support healthy engineering practices across the team.
- Collaborate with our Delivery team on CI, release pipeline reliability, and lifecycle automation improvements that support faster and safer Desktop releases, especially when cross-team coordination is required.

Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience building backend or systems software, ideally in Go or similar languages.
- Experience working on cross-platform desktop applications or lifecycle components (installers, updaters, system services).
- Demonstrated ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams.
- Comfort working with observability, telemetry pipelines, performance metrics, and system health diagnostics.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of operating system internals, installers/updaters, virtualization, networking, or OS-level APIs.
- Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or release engineering workflows is a plus.

What to Expect:
- First 30 Days: Meet your team, set up your environment, contribute small changes, participate in design discussions.
- First 90 Days: Drive larger features, present findings, influence roadmap priorities.
- One Year Outlook: Deliver impact, lead initiatives, shape long-term technical direction, become a go-to engineer.

Perks:
- Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
- Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
- Technology stipend of $100 net/month
- PTO plan encouraging time for personal activities
- Quarterly company-wide hackathons
- Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes
- Equity; share in the company's success
- Docker Swag
- Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Senior Software Engineer, Desktop Platform Engineer Getcontact mobile-gaming-apps mobile-computing-software-products mobile-food-services security-and-investigations security-guards-and-patrol-services security-systems-services technology-information-and-internet technology-information-and-media

This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining the systems that define the Docker Desktop experience, collaborating across teams to enhance the platform. You will work on installation, updates, startup processes, and shared components to ensure a reliable and scalable desktop environment.

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