Software Engineer, Docker
Supply Chain Security
€90-128k
US Salary Range $162K – $222.8K + Equity
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App development platform
Job no longer available
App development platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
€90-128k
US Salary Range $162K – $222.8K + Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify the lives of developers building world-changing apps.
Role
Who you are
- If you are comfortable in a fast-paced, customer-first environment allowing you to dig into low-level details about how software is built, packaged, and run, this role is for you
- Come contribute to creating an amazing developer experience around secure containers with the world’s experts in container images and supply chain security!
What the job involves
- This role will initially be focused on Docker Hardened Images, securing container images, maintaining the system that builds them, working day-to-day with open-source software, Linux distribution packages, BuildKit, GitHub Actions, Docker Scout, and CVEs
- Beyond building images, there will be extensive interaction with customers using Docker Hardened Images and helping to shape the tooling that makes these images as easy to work with as Docker Official Images
- Creating and supporting secure container images and related metadata like SBOMs and vulnerabilities
- Maintaining and enhancing SLSA Build Level 3 compliant build system leveraging BuiltKit and GitHub Actions
- Collectively own the security posture and developer experience of using secure container images
- Experience building container images with BuildKit
- Understanding of low-level container image primitives, i.e., manifests, indices, digests, attestations, etc
- Familiarity with Linux distributions and compiling software from source
- Experience with continuous integration systems, particularly GitHub Actions
- Knowledge of software security tooling like Docker Scout
- What to expect in the first 30 days:
- Integrate into a dynamic team building security-first container images for customers
- Deepen knowledge of container images, container image builds, BuildKit, and vulnerabilities
- Create your first few images with the help of your team
- What to expect in the first 90 days:
- Continue to create, maintain, and support secure images
- Improve the image build system
- Deepen your knowledge of images and building images
- Help other new team members onboard
- Regularly interact with customers using the images
- Contribute to custom CVE feed and remediate vulnerabilities across the image catalog
- Work with the team to develop custom-trained generative AI systems for image creation and maintenance
- Begin to enhance image build and deployment user experience
- What to expect in the first year:
- Contribute to increased automation and efficiency of the secure image factory
- Continue to help grow the team, interact with customers, and develop more efficient ways to create and maintain secure images using generative AI
- Embrace data-driven tracking and reporting of how the images you are helping to build increase developer productivity while reducing vulnerability exposure
- Grow in your skills beyond image creation and maintenance into developer tooling and backend services supporting developer needs
- In collaboration with your manager, you will have a Career Development Plan that will outline your trajectory beyond your first year
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.
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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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