Staff Backend Engineer, Docker
Secure Policy
$195.4-275.6k
Offers equity
More information about location
App development platform
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App development platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$195.4-275.6k
Offers equity
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To increase the time developers spend on innovation, and decrease the time they spend on everything else.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate not only has experience building and running services at scale, but also understands the importance of security and policy enforcement in protecting modern software supply chains
- 5+ years of experience building, deploying, and monitoring microservices on top of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (we primarily use Go)
- Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases in high-volume environments
- Strong grasp of software engineering best practices (code review, source control, CI/CD, testing)
- Comfortable working with autonomy across distributed, remote teams
- Bonus points: hands-on experience in infrastructure security, policy enforcement, or compliance frameworks (e.g., SLSA, SOC 2, FedRAMP)
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Backend Engineer who thrives at the intersection of large-scale infrastructure and security
- You’ll collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver, secure, and evolve Docker’s registry and SaaS offerings — shaping the way developers around the world deliver containers more effectively and securely
- Develop, deploy, and monitor microservices and serverless components in AWS
- Build and improve automation tooling including GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and Grafana dashboards
- Tackle high-performance engineering challenges to deliver container images and metadata efficiently and securely
- Design and enforce security and compliance policies across delivery pipelines
- Collectively own the security posture and developer experience of secure container images
- First 30 Days
- Meet the team and understand the mission
- Explore the codebase and ship your first small change
- First 90 Days
- Feel confident in a portion of the codebase
- Ship a more significant change and demo it internally
- Attend a customer call to learn how our registry supports real-world needs
- Gain a working understanding of Docker personas and how they apply to the registry
- First Year
- Take ownership over a functional area (scope depends on level)
- Help shape the direction of Docker products, with a strong focus on security and policy enforcement
- Collaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end features that strengthen supply chain
Our take
Docker supplies a hub and desktop solution to simplify the workflow of app development teams. Originally known for popularising the idea of containerising software, it saw itself outpaced by Kubernetes. However, the company has identified a problem with the growing complexity of containerisation, with some apps consisting of dozens or even hundreds of containers - which is what it now addresses.
Docker has had a difficult time in the recent past, with 2019 seeing it sell off its enterprise business, reduce its workforce by hundreds, and change its leadership team. As a well known brand and ecosystem for containerisation, however, it aims to lure developers back to its product as well as to take advantage of the growing global demand for app development.
Returning to focus on developers rather than large companies was certainly a gamble, but one that seems to have paid off. The company has returned to profitability and raised Series C funding in 2022, which is cited to fund hiring new talent, ramping up its business, and continuing to develop and refine its product. It's also embarked on a series of acquisitions to bolster its business, with speculation mounting about its possible sale in the near future.
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Insights
47% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Mar 2022
$105m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $498m
Company benefits
- 100% company paid medical premiums for employees and dependents
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- “Whaleness” Days — At least 1 company wide day off per month
- Employer Paid Holidays
- Generous Maternity and Parental Leave
- Home Office Set Up Budget
- Monthly Technology Stipend
- Training Allowances
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Virtual and In-Person Social Events
- Docker Swag
- Quarterly Hackathons
- Virtual Coffee with Co-Workers
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Don Johnson
(CEO)Previously Executive Vice President of Infrastructure at Oracle, was a Principal Engineer at Amazon and a Lead Software Engineer at RealNetworks.
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