Senior Engineering Manager, Docker
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$197.7-318.3k
+ Equity. Salary applicable to US applicants, may vary in other locations
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App development platform
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App development platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$197.7-318.3k
+ Equity. Salary applicable to US applicants, may vary in other locations
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify the lives of developers building world-changing apps.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate is product-minded and customer-obsessed—in the best way
- They have a strong technical background and remain hands-on: comfortable diving into the code, the architecture, or a customer problem when it matters
- But what sets them apart is an instinct for what makes a product land: they sweat the UX, stay close to customers, and treat adoption and retention as engineering problems worth solving
- They are skilled at growing and managing senior individual contributors, have a track record of shipping products people love, and are energized by the challenge of getting something new to market
- 5+ years experience managing a high-performing team of software developers
- 10+ years of professional experience as a software developer
- Track record of shipping products that succeeded in market—not just products that shipped
- Strong instinct for UX and a history of advocating for the customer in technical decisions
- Experience working with enterprise customers or building products with enterprise requirements (security, governance, compliance)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable with a high degree of autonomy and the ability to work remotely across time zones
What the job involves
- The sbx team is building Docker's sandboxing product—a solution that lets AI agents run safely and at scale, with strong isolation and enterprise-grade governance built in
- Sbx is growing quickly, and the opportunity in front of the team is significant
- In this role, you would manage the team responsible for taking sbx from an exciting new product to something customers rely on every day
- This means leading the team on feature development, owning the customer experience end to end, and driving the product to success in market
- You will be accountable for the operational excellence and delivery of the team
- Lead a team of engineers building and scaling the sbx product
- Own the customer experience—from first run to enterprise deployment
- Align the team with business and product goals by working closely with product management
- Drive the product roadmap and ensure it reflects what customers actually need
- Ensure predictable delivery and operational excellence of the components the team ships
- Facilitate communication across teams and status reporting for critical projects
- Hire and retain talent
- Hold a high bar for engineering excellence
- What to Expect:
- First 30 days:
- Understand the team mission and how sbx fits into Docker's broader strategy
- Meet the team along with peers across the company
- Start line managing reports and building a rapport
- Get hands-on with the product—use it, break it, talk to early customers about it
- Participate in status reporting
- First 90 Days:
- Work with the team to align on goals and measures of success
- Start career discussions with reports
- Attend customer calls and develop a point of view on what the product needs to win
- Work with the team to sharpen their processes and delivery cadence
- Oversee the delivery of a change or feature
- Start hiring for the team (if needed)
- One Year Outlook (First Year):
- Been the driving force behind sbx gaining traction with customers
- Shaped the long-term direction of the product based on real customer signal
- Have had a sustained, positive impact on reports
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 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 has been used to hire new talent, ramping up its business, and continuing to develop and refine its product. On top of this bounce back to success, it's also embarked on a series of acquisitions to bolster its business.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
47% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Mar 2022
$105m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $526m
Company benefits
- 100% company paid medical premiums for employees and dependents
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Employer Paid Holidays
- Generous Parental Leave (after 6 months of employment)
- 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
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Don Johnson
(CEO)Prior to joining Docker in 2025, Don spent nearly 9 years at Oracle in various Engineering/VP roles. Before that, they spent over 7 years at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer and Principal Engineer.
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