Docker, Inc

Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Canada · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 43 days ago

GitCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsLinuxPrometheusGrafanaAgentic AICommunicationMicrosoft Office

About the role

Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls.
As AI agents redefine software development, Docker is at the center of that shift, providing the sandboxed environments, verified images, and secure infrastructure that make autonomous workflows trustworthy by default.

This is a Staff-level role, so success is measured by leverage rather than just your own commits.
Take ambiguous infrastructure problems and turn them into proposals the org can rally around, then drive them through RFCs and architecture reviews across teams.
Design self-service capabilities and platform APIs (primarily in Go) for onboarding, provisioning, deployment, observability defaults, and day-2 operations, with contracts and docs teams actually use.
Set delivery standards using Terraform, GitOps with Argo CD, progressive rollout, and good testing, including building the continuous-deployment flow we're missing today.
Getting there means building the foundations underneath it.
We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

8+ years of professional, hands-on, full-time software engineering experience in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
A track record designing, shipping, and operating cloud services or infrastructure platforms in production.
Experience setting technical direction and leading work that needs cross-team alignment.
Strong software engineering in Go or a similar language: design, testing, debugging, review, long-term maintainability.
A track record designing, shipping, and operating cloud services or infrastructure platforms in production. We hire for skill and impact, not years.
Deep expertise in at least one of: Kubernetes, networking, cloud platforms, reliability engineering, or developer platforms, plus solid Linux, networking, and production-ops fundamentals.
Clear written and verbal communication in a remote environment (RFCs, design docs, incident writeups).

EKS and ingress/CNI/service-mesh experience
observability with OpenTelemetry/Prometheus/Grafana
CI/CD and progressive delivery (GitHub Actions, Argo CD, canaries)
experience leading migrations or adoption programs across teams.
You don't need every item here.
We value deep expertise in one area, strong systems judgment, and curiosity across the rest.
Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs.
Freedom & flexibility

It has grown faster than its foundations, and this year is about closing that gap.
Today, much of that work still leans on a handful of experts unblocking the same provisioning and operational workflows by hand.
Improve SLOs, alerting, and incident follow-up on Grafana Cloud so production gets safer and less dependent on heroics.

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
Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company

Operational ownership is part of the job.
We're the container company building our own internal platform, so the bar for "the easy path is also the safe path" is high.
You'd be joining a team of four, growing to seven this year (this is one of those hires), and we're looking for a Staff engineer to set technical direction and lead it through real production adoption.
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.

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