Principal Software Engineer, AI Cloud

November 19

☕ Washington – Remote

Although this job is listed in Washington, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $232k - $319k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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At Docker, we simplify the lives of developers who are making world-changing apps. Docker helps developers bring their ideas to reality by conquering the complexity of app development. We simplify and accelerate workflows with an integrated development pipeline and application components. Actively used by millions of developers around the world, Docker Desktop and Docker Hub provide unmatched simplicity, agility and choice.

51 - 200 employees

💰 $105M Series C on 2022-03

📋 Description

• Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for Docker AI Cloud’s control and data plane services • Architect highly available, multi-region systems capable of operating seamlessly across multiple cloud providers • Design APIs and service abstractions that integrate Docker Desktop, Hub, and enterprise cloud services • Establish standards for reliability, scalability, and observability across the Docker AI Cloud platform • Lead cross-functional technical discussions and influence architectural decisions company-wide • Design and implement distributed systems for workload orchestration, service discovery, and lifecycle management • Build and operate control plane components that manage multi-tenant workloads and cloud networking • Develop infrastructure that delivers predictable performance, intelligent scaling, and automated failover • Ensure security, data integrity, and compliance across Docker’s global infrastructure footprint • Partner with platform and product teams to deliver developer-friendly APIs and cloud experiences • Align technical direction with Docker’s business objectives for cloud growth and developer platform unification • Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., service meshes, container orchestration, edge computing) and guide adoption • Drive initiatives that reduce latency, optimize cost, and improve cross-cloud performance • Define metrics and SLAs for Docker AI Cloud’s reliability and scalability • Mentor senior, staff and principal engineers, fostering technical excellence and growth across teams • Lead design reviews and guide critical production system decisions • Drive a culture of operational excellence, ownership, and innovation • Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to align priorities and resource planning

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical leadership roles (Staff or Principal level) • Proven experience designing and building highly scalable distributed systems in production environments • Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI), including compute, networking, and storage primitives • Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Java • Expertise in Kubernetes, microservices, and service mesh architectures • Strong foundation in observability, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation) • Experience operating high-availability (99.99%+) production systems • Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence across technical and business domains.

🏖️ Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life • Designated quarterly Whaleness Days • Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work • 16 weeks of paid Parental leave • Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month • PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy • Quarterly, company-wide hackathons • Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes • Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company • Docker Swag • Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country