Staff Software Engineer, Docker AI Substrate (Seattle or Palo Alto)
Core
Design and build the systems that deploy, release, and operate Docker's agentic platform for enterprise customers, ensuring security, reliability, and control across cloud providers.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Platform)
Builds
Docker's agentic platform for enterprise customers
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, AI agent infrastructure (via careerplan.io/jobs/675169de-3623-491d-a386-40160b694ef3-staff-software-engineer-docker-ai-substrate-seattle-or-palo-alto-at-docker)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Go, Kubernetes (controllers/operators/CRDs), cloud control plane design, distributed systems design, production ownership (SLOs/incident response), cloud provider expertise
Preferred skills
Kubernetes resource orchestration, release engineering/software supply chain, private cloud connectivity, OpenTelemetry pipelines, managed services, microVMs
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Kubernetes controllers, OpenTelemetry, OCI registries, Firecracker
Responsibilities
Design and build systems for deploying and operating the agentic platform; ensure consistent platform operation across cloud providers; own the release and supply chain path; manage production ownership and incident response; set technical direction with leadership; mentor the team
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic direction
