Principal Networking Engineer - Sandboxes & Cloud (Remote)

Docker, Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom & flexibility

Whaleness Days

Home office setup

Parental leave

Tech stipend

PTO

Conferences stipend

Equity

Docker Swag

Medical benefits

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Docker, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Networking to set the technical direction for Docker’s Sandboxes networking stack.

You will design, implement, and operate core networking services across local laptops and public cloud environments, driving scalable infrastructure for microVM orchestration and multi-tenant workloads. You will lead a small team of engineers, collaborate with product and security teams, and contribute to automation, CI/CD, and observability to ensure high

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building and leading large-scale cloud or distributed systems, with a focus on networking foundations.
• Track record of driving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, on tight timelines.
• Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration.
• Experience with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF.
• Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable networking infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate core networking services that power Docker’s Sandboxes platform across local laptops and public cloud environments
• Build scalable networking infrastructure for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management
• Develop high-performance networking data- and control-plane components for multi-tenant agentic workloads
• Ensure network reliability, observability, and performance across Docker’s 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 local and public-cloud environments
• Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents and drive continuous improvement of system reliability and availability

Skills

Networking foundations

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Linux networking

OVS/OVN

DPDK

eBPF

Job description

Docker, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Networking to set the technical direction for Docker’s Sandboxes networking stack.

You will design, implement, and operate core networking services across local laptops and public cloud environments, driving scalable infrastructure for microVM orchestration and multi-tenant workloads. You will lead a small team of engineers, collaborate with product and security teams, and contribute to automation, CI/CD, and observability to ensure high