Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Sandboxes (Seattle or SF Bay Area)

Docker is a globally distributed, remote-first company building developer tools and secure infrastructure for software development and AI-agent workflows. The Staff Software Engineer will design, build, and operate scalable, reliable, and secure systems for Docker’s Cloud Sandboxes platform, including microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, APIs, and control plane components.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and operate core services that power Docker’s Cloud Sandboxes platform
• Build scalable systems for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management
• Develop high-performance APIs and control plane components for managing multi-tenant workloads
• Ensure system reliability, observability, and performance across Docker’s Cloud 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 cloud environments
• Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents, debug production issues, and drive continuous improvement of system reliability

Requirements:

• • 10+ years of backend software engineering experience building large-scale cloud or distributed systems
• • Strong proficiency in Go and/or Java
• • Deep understanding of container orchestration, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
• • Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable production systems
• • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related scalability patterns
• • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed environments
• • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across remote, cross-functional teams
• • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• • Experience contributing to cloud-scale compute platforms or container infrastructure products
• • Knowledge of service mesh, networking, or policy enforcement systems
• • Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, etc.)
• • Familiarity with security best practices for multi-tenant cloud systems
• • Prior experience in developer infrastructure, cloud platforms, or hyperscale environments