Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & Systems

Job Description:

  • Define and own the multi-year technical vision for Docker’s Central Operations and Systems group
  • Establish strategic plans and objectives for major initiatives
  • Make architectural decisions supporting Docker’s business objectives
  • Translate organizational strategy into technical roadmaps spanning multiple teams and time horizons
  • Identify and prioritize investments that increase productivity across employees
  • Develop architectural principles and standards across Central Operations and Systems and influence product engineering teams
  • Anticipate future business needs and ensure flexible platform architecture
  • Lead technical vision and implementation for large cross-company programs
  • Architect Docker’s SDLC “Golden Path” for building, managing, and deploying systems and software
  • Drive convergence of fragmented systems through shared platform capabilities
  • Establish technical contracts between platform and product teams
  • Lead architectural reviews for major initiatives
  • Proactively solve problems affecting critical business areas
  • Define infrastructure platform vision to accelerate service deployment
  • Architect standardized deployment patterns for security, scaling, monitoring, and reliability
  • Design infrastructure supporting AI and agent initiatives
  • Establish observability standards for distributed tracing, metrics, log aggregation, and error tracking
  • Drive cost optimization across platform infrastructure
  • Work with senior managers and directors to drive operations and strategy
  • Mentor and develop Staff and Principal engineers
  • Represent Docker’s platform architecture and AI adoption through blog posts, conference talks, and technical community engagement
  • Participate in executive-level technical strategy discussions
  • Drive build-versus-buy decisions for critical platform components
  • Potentially participate in an on-call rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
  • Enable product teams to launch enterprise-ready features in under two weeks
  • Enable Docker teams to adopt new capabilities within two months
  • Help achieve 99.9%+ uptime for business-critical workflows
  • Reduce new-service deployment time to under one day
  • Drive convergence of fragmented systems and reduce technical debt and operational burden
  • Develop Staff and Principal engineers who can own major platform domains

Requirements:

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated expertise across multiple domains, including SDLC, AI engineering, and corporate systems
  • Proven track record architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users and thousands of enterprise customers
  • Broad working knowledge across platform domains, with ability to make sound architectural decisions spanning multiple areas
  • Expert-level understanding of API design, service architecture, and system integration patterns at scale, including in-house versus vendor-developed systems
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Experience with modern infrastructure patterns including Kubernetes, service mesh, and infrastructure-as-code
  • Knowledge of enterprise security requirements and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Track record of establishing strategic technical plans that enabled business outcomes
  • Experience translating business strategy into technical architecture and roadmaps
  • Ability to identify and prioritize high-leverage platform investments
  • Understanding of SaaS business models and enterprise sales cycles
  • Experience making build-versus-buy decisions for critical platform components
  • Ability to drive large cross-company technical programs across multiple engineering organizations
  • Experience working with VPs and executives to set and execute technical strategy
  • Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority and build consensus
  • Strong communication skills for executive presentations and organizational alignment
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers and developing technical leadership
  • Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs

Benefits:

  • Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
  • Flexibility that fits your life – Manage your schedule while delivering great work.
  • Generous PTO
  • Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
  • Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
  • Home office support
  • Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month
  • Annual learning and development stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment
  • Equity for all full-time employees
  • Medical benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid holidays, varying by country
  • Docker swag
  • Equity
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