Principal Backend Engineer, Hub (US East Coast)
Core
Architect, build, and operate high-scale distributed systems and storage layers for Docker Hub's registry platform, serving millions of developers globally.
Role type
Principal Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems & Storage)
Builds
Docker Hub registry platform (artifact storage, metadata services, indexing workflows, performance-critical APIs)
Domain
Developer Tools / Cloud Infrastructure / Containerization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Large-scale backend design, Golang, Kubernetes, High-scale storage systems (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB), Event-driven/streaming systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS), Cloud services (AWS), Observability, CI/CD
Preferred skills
OCI registries, Artifact stores, Search/indexing systems, Open-source contributions
Technologies
Golang, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Kafka, AWS, Argo CD, GitHub Actions
Responsibilities
Architect high-scale distributed systems for artifact storage and metadata; Design and optimize data/storage layers for high-throughput workloads; Improve performance and reliability of the global container image repository; Develop observability solutions (metrics, traces, alerting); Mentor engineers and lead architecture reviews; Participate in on-call rotations for critical production services
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership