Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed with strategic customers to design, build, and ship production solutions integrating Docker products with agentic AI workflows, security controls, and enterprise systems.
Role type
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer-Facing IC)
Builds
Custom MCP servers, containerized agent harnesses, hardened Docker images, and integrated AI/DevSecOps solutions for enterprise clients.
Domain
Developer Tooling / Containerization / Agentic AI / Enterprise Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Go/Python/TypeScript production coding, Docker internals (Compose, networking, security), LLM/Agent implementation (MCP, tool use), enterprise identity integration (OIDC/SAML), Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), technical leadership, mentorship
Preferred skills
Technical founder experience, consulting experience, deep agentic AI stack knowledge
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, MCP, LLMs, Go, Python, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, OIDC, SAML
Responsibilities
Embed with customer engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions from prototype to production; Integrate Docker's AI platform with customer stacks including identity providers and CI/CD pipelines; Translate security and compliance requirements into concrete production plans; Mentor and lead other Forward Deployed Engineers; Feed field learnings back into product roadmaps and reference architectures.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
