Principal Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Define delivery standards, manage capacity, and run the business for Docker's Forward Deployed Engineering team to support strategic enterprise customers.
Role type
Principal Technical Program Manager (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
FDE operating rhythm, delivery standards, and customer commitment tracking
Domain
Developer tooling / Cloud infrastructure / Enterprise software delivery
Required skills
Technical program management, capacity management, stakeholder influence, executive communication, standards definition, metrics setting, cloud platforms, containers, modern software delivery
Preferred skills
Forward Deployed Engineering, Professional Services, agentic AI ecosystem, regulated industries, developer tools, Kubernetes
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms
Responsibilities
Define FDE delivery standards and quality bars; manage FDE capacity and staffing plans; track customer and engineering commitments; influence cross-team dependencies; mentor junior TPMs
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
