Docker, Inc · 2 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Desktop Platform (US East Coast)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $261K/yr
5+ years expDocker, Inc is a leading company in app development, known for its innovative tools that enhance developer experiences. The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain core lifecycle components of Docker Desktop, ensuring reliability and ease of adoption while collaborating with various teams to improve the overall platform.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain core lifecycle components of Docker Desktop, including installation, update, startup, and shared platform systems
Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration with shared platform components
Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and technical discussions that raise the clarity and quality of engineering within the Desktop ecosystem
Write high-quality code with strong test coverage (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and support healthy engineering practices across the team
Collaborate with our Delivery team on CI, release pipeline reliability, and lifecycle automation improvements that support faster and safer Desktop releases, especially when cross-team coordination is required
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building backend software, with recent demonstrated hands-on Go (Golang) proficiency
Experience working on cross-platform desktop applications or lifecycle components (installers, updaters, system services)
Demonstrated ability to design modular, maintainable system components that scale across teams
Comfortable working with observability, telemetry pipelines, performance metrics, and system health diagnostics
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity and cross-cutting technical challenges
Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration, design reviews, and technical documentation
Demonstrated professional experience with operating system internals, installers/updaters, virtualization, networking, or OS-level APIs
Preferred
Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or release engineering workflows is a plus
Benefits
Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
16 weeks of paid Parental leave
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
Docker Swag
Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris
Company
Docker, Inc
At Docker, we simplify the lives of developers who are making world-changing apps.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$435.86MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesTribe CapitalInsight Partners
2022-03-31Series C· $105M
2021-03-16Series B· $23M
2019-11-13Series A· $35M
Leadership Team
Jean-Laurent de Morlhon
Vice President of Software Engineering
Dieu Cao
Head Of Product Management
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