Staff Software Engineer, Networking

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and manage essential networking services that support Docker's Sandboxes platform across local laptops and public cloud environments.

• Create scalable networking infrastructure for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management.

• Develop high-performance networking data and control-plane components for multi-tenant agentic workloads.

• Ensure network reliability, observability, and performance within Docker's Sandbox infrastructure.

• Collaborate with product, platform, and security teams to provide customer-oriented capabilities.

• Engage in architectural discussions, code reviews, and the creation of design documents.

• Contribute to automation and CI/CD enhancements throughout the deployment pipeline.

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across distributed systems in both local and public cloud environments.

• Participate in your team's on-call rotation; respond to incidents and promote continuous improvement in system reliability and availability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in developing and managing large-scale cloud or distributed systems, emphasizing networking foundations.

• Proven track record of achieving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, under tight deadlines.

• Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration.

• Familiarity with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF.

• Experience in designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable networking infrastructures.

• Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and associated scalability patterns.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging abilities in distributed environments.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with remote, cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life.

• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus an end-of-year Whaleness break.

• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work.

• 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 for activities you enjoy.

• Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes.

• Equity; as a growing start-up, we want all employees to share in the company's success.

• Docker Swag.

• Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country.

• Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris.