Staff Software Engineer, Docker AI Substrate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Create and develop systems that deploy, release, and manage Docker's agentic platform for enterprise clients utilizing Go and Kubernetes.

• Ensure uniform platform operation across various cloud providers and environments.

• Implement security measures, identity protocols, and network boundaries for the enterprise.

• Take ownership of the release and software supply chain process to guarantee that deployments are reproducible, verifiable, and reliable.

• Provide production ownership, on-call assistance, SLO management, incident response, and operational tooling.

• Establish technical direction in collaboration with the architect and engineering leadership.

• Work together with runtime, developer experience, identity, and observability teams.

• Elevate engineering standards through design reviews, stringent testing, and mentorship.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in building and operating a cloud control and management platform in production across multiple tenants or environments.

• Advanced Kubernetes knowledge extending beyond deployment, encompassing controllers, operators, reconciliation, and CRDs.

• Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform, including compute, networking, identity, and managed services.

• Proven experience in production ownership, including on-call duties, incident response, SLOs, and post-mortem analysis.

• Background in distributed systems design, focusing on fault tolerance, consistency, observability, and idempotent reconciliation.

• Professional expertise in Go programming.

• Over 10 years of professional software engineering experience in infrastructure, platform, or cloud services.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (strongly preferred).

• Visa sponsorship will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis depending on business needs.

• Candidates must reside in the Palo Alto, California or Seattle, Washington area.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Designed with a remote-first approach; work from home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.

• Flexibility to manage your own schedule.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Quarterly Whaleness Days.

• End-of-year Whaleness break.

• Support for home office setup.

• Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month.

• Annual learning and development stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continuous education.

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.

• Equity opportunities for all full-time employees.

• Comprehensive medical benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Paid holidays.

• Docker swag.