Growth Engineer, Docker
$172-215k
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App development platform
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App development platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$172-215k
Salary only applicable to candidates in the US and may vary in further locations. + 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
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally within a growth, experimentation, or product-focused team
- Proficient in JavaScript (React preferred) and at least one backend language such as Go or Python
- Experienced in designing and executing A/B tests, ideally in production environments
- Skilled in analyzing user behavior and product metrics, using tools like Heap, Looker, Mixpanel, or Snowflake
- Familiar with Docker’s architecture and/or experience contributing to internal systems like Pinata or SaaS-Mega is a plus
- Comfortable working across product surfaces (web, desktop, cloud) and layers (frontend, backend, APIs, internal tooling)
- Strong communicator and collaborator with a pragmatic approach to experimentation and iteration
- Outcome-oriented and self-directed, with a passion for improving developer experience and product usability at scale
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Growth Engineer to join our Growth Product team and directly contribute to Docker’s product-led growth engine
- This role will partner closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and Data to build, launch, and optimize high-impact growth experiments across Docker Desktop, Hub, Scout, and more
- This is a full-stack engineering role focused on delivering measurable business outcomes like increased activation, retention, and expansion—by using code, data, and experimentation to help millions of developers get to value faster
- Build and ship behavior-based user experiences that drive onboarding, activation, and retention across Docker’s product suite
- Design and implement end-to-end growth experiments—from hypothesis to implementation to post-launch analysis
- Use product data and funnel analytics to identify friction, uncover opportunities, and prioritize engineering work that delivers business impact
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Data, Marketing, and Ops teams to deliver high-velocity experiments that improve core funnel metrics
- Write production-grade code across Docker’s stack, including frontend (React/JavaScript), backend (Go/Python), and cloud services
- Own implementation and maintenance of tracking instrumentation for Heap and Looker dashboards
- Own implementation of Adobe Target as an experimentation, personalization, and optimization engine
- Leverage A/B testing frameworks and in-app engagement tools to optimize personalized user journeys
- Build internal tools and automation to support rapid iteration and testing infrastructure
- Share experiment outcomes, insights, and next-step recommendations with stakeholders across product and business functions
- In the first 30 days:
- Onboard with the PLG team and our experimentation framework
- Ship your first experiment or product improvement with guidance from senior teammates
- Familiarize yourself with Docker’s codebases, analytics, and growth metrics
- In the first 90 days:
- Own and deliver multiple growth experiments across core surfaces
- Improve tracking, dashboards, or in-app engagement in targeted PLG flows
- Partner with PMs and analysts to iterate based on results and user signals
- In the first year:
- Deliver measurable improvements to key metrics such as activation, retention, or expansion
- Contribute to a repeatable growth experimentation system that supports Docker’s self-service revenue goals
- Influence the direction of Docker’s growth engine and become a technical leader within the PLG team
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
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Insights
47% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Mar 2022
$105m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $497.9m
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
Scott Johnston
(CEO, not founder)Has been COO and CPO with Docker prior to CEO role. Before that was VP, Marketing & Product at Puppet and a Venture Partner at Alloy Ventures.
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