Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & Systems

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $219k - $352k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Docker, Inc

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

☁️ SaaS

💰 $105M Series C on 2022-03

Consulting • SaaS

Docker, Inc is a company that simplifies the lives of developers by tackling the complexity of app development. They offer tools that allow developers to bring their ideas to life through containerization and orchestration, making the development process easier and more efficient. Docker's products, including Docker Desktop and Docker Hub, are widely adopted by millions of developers worldwide, enhancing workflows and providing an integrated development pipeline.

📋 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