Docker

Principal Software Engineer, Networking (Seattle or SF Bay Area)

Work from home

Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.

United States only

Employer listed it 8 weeks ago · Found 10h ago

Been open since 8 weeks ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.

Salary

$198,000–$319,000

Location

United States only

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Lead

Remote flexibility

Work from home

This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, WA, Remote"

What Nomaders makes of it

Residency required in United States
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About the role

About Docker

Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls. From solo founders to the world's largest companies, developers rely on Docker to build, share, and run their applications across our suite of products including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout. We are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the tools that define how software gets built and delivered. As AI agents redefine software development, Docker is at the center of that shift, providing the sandboxed environments, verified images, and secure infrastructure that make autonomous workflows trustworthy by default.

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As a Principal Software Engineer in Networking, you will set the technical direction for the networking stack behind Docker's Sandboxes platform and make architectural decisions that ripple across Docker's product portfolio. Your work will directly enable Docker's expansion into AI and security products.

This role calls for someone who:

Combines deep technical expertise in infrastructure at scale, virtual networking, service mesh, orchestration, and integration across the broader infrastructure stack;

Communicates and collaborates well, thinks critically, and turns ideas into working systems

Adapts to ambiguity and brings clarity

Provides technical leadership to a small team of engineers, driving customer delight through the solutions they deliver

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate core networking services that power Docker's Sandboxes platform across local laptops and public cloud environments

Build scalable networking infrastructure for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management

Develop high-performance networking data- and control-plane components for multi-tenant agentic workloads

Ensure network reliability, observability, and performance across Docker's Sandbox infrastructure

Collaborate with product, platform, and security teams to deliver customer-focused capabilities

Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and design documents

Contribute to automation and CI/CD improvements across the deployment pipeline

Debug and resolve production issues across distributed systems in local and public-cloud environments

Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents and drive continuous improvement of system reliability and availability

Qualifications

10+ years of experience building and leading large-scale cloud or distributed systems, with a focus on networking foundations

Track record of driving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, on tight timelines

Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration

Experience with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF

Requirements

·10+ years of experience building and leading large-scale cloud or distributed systems, with a focus on networking foundations
·Track record of driving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, on tight timelines
·Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration
·Experience with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF
·Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable networking infrastructure

Benefits

·Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
·Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
·Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break.
·Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
·Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.

How to apply

1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
2Tailor your CV to the role at Docker, mentioning your remote working experience.
3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

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