Senior Frontend Engineer, Docker
Design Systems
$189.6-260.7k
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App development platform
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App development platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$189.6-260.7k
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
- Deep technical understanding of TypeScript, and JavaScript
- Comfortable with React, Remix, and Electron
- Strong proficiency in building and maintaining reusable component libraries
- Prior experience working on or consuming a design system at scale
- Familiarity with MUI and interest in migrating to alternative approaches (e.g. Tailwind, custom tokens/components)
- Ability to define and enforce accessibility and testing standards
- Empathy for designers and engineers alike—you know how to bridge the gap between design and code
- Willingness to lead, mentor, and push back constructively when needed
What the job involves
- As a Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems, you’ll be joining a team working exclusively on Docker’s design system
- You'll partner closely with two designers and another frontend engineer, and report directly to a Senior Design Manager
- Your job is to make our design system a robust, scalable foundation for all of Docker’s products—Docker Hub, Docker Desktop, Docker Admin, and more
- We're currently using MUI but are planning a migration. You’ll help define what comes next, while supporting the existing MUI-based system as needed
- You’ll also champion developer adoption by documenting patterns, offering guidance, and leading internal enablement efforts
- Own the engineering roadmap for Docker’s design system
- Work side-by-side with designers to implement components that match intended usage and visual fidelity
- Lead architectural decisions to move Docker off a pre-built component library (MUI) and build a more flexible, future-ready system
- Set up or improve testing frameworks (unit, integration, visual regression, accessibility)
- Write internal documentation, host office hours/workshops, and provide support for other engineers using the system
- Help review PRs, propose best practices, and contribute to internal tooling
- Collaborate across multiple product teams to ensure the design system works across a variety of use cases and environments
- First 30 Days:
- Meet your team: 2 staff designers, 1 frontend engineer, and your manager
- Learn about current design system, how it’s used across our products, and understand user feedback
- Start contributing improvements and fielding internal support questions
- First 90 Days:
- Roll out your first pattern in the current system
- Host a workshop or write internal documentation to promote usage
- One-Year Outlook:
- Partner with our other engineer to propose and begin implementing a roadmap for deprecating MUI
- Deliver a stable, well-tested system that’s used across Docker Hub, Desktop, and other products
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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