Docker, Inc

Senior Software Engineer, Docker Desktop (East Coast)

Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 218 days ago

GoDockerCI/CDPlatform EngineeringAgentic AICommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office

About the role

You'll be thinking in terms of modular systems, understand how their work impacts other teams, and end customers too.
Improve system reliability, performance, and observability through telemetry and diagnostics.
Contribute to architectural discussions and long-term technical direction of the Desktop platform.

Design, develop, and maintain core platform systems that support the Docker Desktop lifecycle.
Build and evolve shared components such as settings, feature flags, and internal platform services.
Collaborate with teams to ensure platform capabilities support feature development.
Drive initiatives end to end, from problem definition through implementation and iteration.
This role may require participation in an on-call rotation to provide support outside of standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
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 and build backend and platform systems that power Docker Desktop.
You'll focus on shared components, system reliability, telemetry, and architectural improvements that support all Desktop teams.
Demonstrated ownership of projects from design through delivery.
We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

6+ years of experience building backend software, with recent demonstrated hands-on Go (Golang) proficiency.
Demonstrated professional, hands-on experience with Go (Golang) in a production environment.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting challenges.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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.

Home office setup
16 weeks of paid Parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD net/month
PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
Write high-quality Go code with strong test coverage and support engineering best practices.

This is a 100% remote role.
However, this role is currently only open to candidates currently living in the East Coast time zone (US or Canada).
We are unable to make exceptions to this location requirement.
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 on lifecycle ( installers, updater, startup) is directly user-facing, so we are looking to hire someone who is comfortable owning cross-cutting problems from design through delivery.
we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs.

This listing is sourced directly from Docker, Inc's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.