Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - EMEA (AI Solutions)

Docker, Inc; Italia; Remote; EUR 121,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first by design

PTO & breaks

Home office support

Tech stipend

Learning stipend

Parental leave

Equity for all full-time

Job summary

Docker Forward Deployed Engineers embed directly with our most strategic customers to solve complex technical problems and turn ambitious ideas into production outcomes. You will own the technical journey from discovery through prototyping, implementation, and rollout, partnering with Docker Solutions Architects and Product teams to deliver reusable patterns and capabilities.

Join a remote-first, globally distributed team that values deep customer empathy, scalable solutions, and rigorous

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including customer-facing roles.
• Technical leadership across multiple engagements or teams.
• Expert production coding with Go, Python, or TypeScript.
• Deep Docker expertise: Dockerfiles, Compose, images, registries.
• Experience building with LLMs and agents in production.
• Knowledge of software supply chain security (SBOMs, signing).
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems (identity providers, cloud platforms).
• Able to scope and deliver complex work in fast-moving environments.
• Strong communication with engineers and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customer engineering teams to design, build, and ship solutions from prototype to production.
• Deliver working technical artifacts and integrate with customer stacks.
• Collaborate with Solutions Architects to evolve patterns and product capabilities.
• Influence product direction with field evidence and customer feedback.
• Mentor other engineers and participate in hiring to grow the team.

Skills

Software engineering

Customer-facing role

Go/Python/TypeScript

Docker expertise

LLMs & agents

Security & CI/CD

Identity & Cloud

Autonomous work

Bachelor's degree

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Docker Scout

MCP Toolkit

Job description

Docker Forward Deployed Engineers embed directly with our most strategic customers to solve complex technical problems and turn ambitious ideas into production outcomes. You will own the technical journey from discovery through prototyping, implementation, and rollout, partnering with Docker Solutions Architects and Product teams to deliver reusable patterns and capabilities.

Join a remote-first, globally distributed team that values deep customer empathy, scalable solutions, and rigorous