Principal Backend Engineer, AI Tools & Security (Remote)

Docker; Seattle, San Francisco (WA, CA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first by design

Flexibility that fits your life

Time to recharge

Home office support

Technology stipend

Job summary

Docker is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the technical direction of the MCP Gateway and related services. You will own architectural decisions, guide implementation, and collaborate with Product, Design, and Security to deliver robust APIs and frameworks for secure agent-based development.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical reviews, and help shape the future of Docker’s AI-enabled developer tools in a remote-first environment that supports flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience in production-grade, distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical solution for a new product.
• Mentor other technical team members.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Security

Go

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Mentorship

Observability

On-call

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenAI/LLM APIs (bonus)

Job description

Docker is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the technical direction of the MCP Gateway and related services. You will own architectural decisions, guide implementation, and collaborate with Product, Design, and Security to deliver robust APIs and frameworks for secure agent-based development.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical reviews, and help shape the future of Docker’s AI-enabled developer tools in a remote-first environment that supports flexible work arrangements