Job Description:

• Define and own the multi-year technical vision for Docker’s Central Operations and Systems group
• Establish strategic plans and objectives for major initiatives
• Make architectural decisions supporting Docker’s business objectives
• Translate organizational strategy into technical roadmaps spanning multiple teams and time horizons
• Identify and prioritize investments that increase productivity across employees
• Develop architectural principles and standards across Central Operations and Systems and influence product engineering teams
• Anticipate future business needs and ensure flexible platform architecture
• Lead technical vision and implementation for large cross-company programs
• Architect Docker’s SDLC “Golden Path” for building, managing, and deploying systems and software
• Drive convergence of fragmented systems through shared platform capabilities
• Establish technical contracts between platform and product teams
• Lead architectural reviews for major initiatives
• Proactively solve problems affecting critical business areas
• Define infrastructure platform vision to accelerate service deployment
• Architect standardized deployment patterns for security, scaling, monitoring, and reliability
• Design infrastructure supporting AI and agent initiatives
• Establish observability standards for distributed tracing, metrics, log aggregation, and error tracking
• Drive cost optimization across platform infrastructure
• Work with senior managers and directors to drive operations and strategy
• Mentor and develop Staff and Principal engineers
• Represent Docker’s platform architecture and AI adoption through blog posts, conference talks, and technical community engagement
• Participate in executive-level technical strategy discussions
• Drive build-versus-buy decisions for critical platform components
• Potentially participate in an on-call rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Enable product teams to launch enterprise-ready features in under two weeks
• Enable Docker teams to adopt new capabilities within two months
• Help achieve 99.9%+ uptime for business-critical workflows
• Reduce new-service deployment time to under one day
• Drive convergence of fragmented systems and reduce technical debt and operational burden
• Develop Staff and Principal engineers who can own major platform domains

Requirements:

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated expertise across multiple domains, including SDLC, AI engineering, and corporate systems
• Proven track record architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users and thousands of enterprise customers
• Broad working knowledge across platform domains, with ability to make sound architectural decisions spanning multiple areas
• Expert-level understanding of API design, service architecture, and system integration patterns at scale, including in-house versus vendor-developed systems
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with modern infrastructure patterns including Kubernetes, service mesh, and infrastructure-as-code
• Knowledge of enterprise security requirements and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Track record of establishing strategic technical plans that enabled business outcomes
• Experience translating business strategy into technical architecture and roadmaps
• Ability to identify and prioritize high-leverage platform investments
• Understanding of SaaS business models and enterprise sales cycles
• Experience making build-versus-buy decisions for critical platform components
• Ability to drive large cross-company technical programs across multiple engineering organizations
• Experience working with VPs and executives to set and execute technical strategy
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority and build consensus
• Strong communication skills for executive presentations and organizational alignment
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and developing technical leadership
• Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs

Benefits:

• Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
• Flexibility that fits your life – Manage your schedule while delivering great work.
• Generous PTO
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
• Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
• Home office support
• Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month
• Annual learning and development stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment
• Equity for all full-time employees
• Medical benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid holidays, varying by country
• Docker swag
• Equity