Senior Software Engineer, Docker Desktop, Desktop Systems Focus

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $160.9k - $260.7k / 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

• Design, develop, and maintain lifecycle components, including installation, update, startup, and system services • Improve reliability and performance of Docker Desktop across macOS, Windows, and Linux environments • Work on OS-level integrations, permissions models, and system behavior such as admin vs admin-less installs • Debug and resolve complex issues related to startup, crashes, and system interactions • Collaborate with platform and feature teams to ensure seamless integration with shared components • Contribute to documentation, technical design discussions, and knowledge sharing across the Desktop ecosystem • Write high-quality code with strong test coverage and support healthy engineering practices • Participate in an on-call rotation outside standard business hours as needed • Drive or co-drive larger features from design through development • Lead architectural or cross-cutting platform initiatives and influence cross-team engineering practices

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience building backend software • Recent demonstrated hands-on Go (Golang) proficiency • Strong backend and platform engineering experience • Strong understanding of operating systems (macOS, Windows, or Linux), including system APIs and behavior • Ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams • Ability to debug complex system-level issues and improve reliability and performance • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work through ambiguity • Excellent communication skills, including written documentation and technical design discussions • Willingness to learn Go and contribute to a Go-based codebase • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation as needed • Candidates must currently live in the East Coast time zone in the US or Canada • Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs

🏖️ Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life • Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break • Home office setup • 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 to do the things you enjoy • Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes • Equity • Docker Swag • Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country • Remote-first culture