Docker, Inc
Senior Principal Engineer, Docker and Ecosystem
Seattle, WA · Principal · Full-time
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About the role
- Docker is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the technical visionary and architect for how software gets built, verified, and trusted.
- The industry calls this the software supply chain, and it has become one of the most consequential unsolved problems in software engineering.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the SVP of Engineering to convert commercial strategy into multi-year technical roadmaps.
- Architect systems to detect and prevent build-process threats like compromised dependencies, malicious steps, tampered artifacts, and untrusted images.
- Design provenance and attestation infrastructure ensuring Docker artifacts carry verifiable build history.
- Flexibility that fits your life - We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
- We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- We believe diverse teams build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our global community.
Requirements
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern infrastructure
- Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes) or developer platforms
- Experience with complex enterprise billing, contracts, usage pricing, and revenue recognition
- Advanced degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field
Skills
- Each of those steps is a place where something can go wrong, or be made to go wrong.
Compensation
- Compensation & Equity
Benefits
- Time to recharge - Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break.
- 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 learning.
- Parental leave - 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
- Equity for all full-time employees - Share in Docker's long-term success as we continue to grow.
- Comprehensive benefits - Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country.
Company info
- Design the interfaces and contracts that let Docker's tooling embed into the pipelines, registries, and platforms customers already run, rather than asking them to rebuild around us
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Artifacts produced through Docker carry verifiable provenance by default, not by opt-in configuration
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