Founding ML Engineer — Build the Intelligence Platform

Docker, Inc

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 138,500 - 225,500

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Freedom & flexibility
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Technology stipend
Equity in the company

Job summary

Docker, Inc in Seattle is hiring an ML Engineer as one of the founding engineers for the Intelligence Org. This role involves shaping technical direction, shipping the first intelligence capabilities, and building the foundational infrastructure required for the team. Candidates should have significant experience in machine learning and software engineering.

Perks include remote flexibility, generous parental leave, training stipends, and a technology allowance. Visa sponsorship is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of deep applied ML/AI expertise with shipping production systems.
  • 4+ years of hands–on software engineering experience.
  • Experience with building and owning ML systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design, train, evaluate, and ship ML systems for governance capabilities.
  • Build supporting infrastructure like data pipelines and evaluation harnesses.
  • Set technical direction for the team’s ML work.

Skills

Applied ML/AI expertise
Software engineering in backend or platform engineering
Modern AI tools fluency
Experience with LLM-based systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Data pipelines
Model serving

Job description

Docker, Inc in Seattle is hiring an ML Engineer as one of the founding engineers for the Intelligence Org. This role involves shaping technical direction, shipping the first intelligence capabilities, and building the foundational infrastructure required for the team. Candidates should have significant experience in machine learning and software engineering.

Perks include remote flexibility, generous parental leave, training stipends, and a technology allowance. Visa sponsorship is considered on a case-by-case basis.

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