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

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. 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. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Cloud Sandboxes team, you’ll design and build the core systems that power Docker’s cloud agentic platform. Your work will focus on creating scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure that enables developers to deploy and manage agentic workloads efficiently and with confidence. If you thrive on solving distributed systems challenges, enjoy working at the intersection of developer experience and cloud infrastructure, and want to help shape the future of Docker’s platform, we’d love to hear from you.

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