Senior Container Security & Image Definition Engineer

Docker, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 98,277 - 163,640; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom & flexibility

Quarterly Whaleness Days

Home office setup

16 weeks of paid Parental leave

Technology stipend

PTO plan

Training stipend

Equity

Docker Swag

Medical benefits

Job summary

Docker, Inc is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join their remote-first team. The role involves authoring image definition files, adapting Helm charts, and contributing to security hardening for Docker's Hardened Images. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of backend engineering experience, a strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem, and comfort with YAML. Docker offers perks like flexible working hours, parental leave, and a technology stipend. Compensation ranges from €83.9K to €139.7K.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience with production-grade systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong familiarity with the container and Kubernetes ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Author and maintain image definition files.
• Adapt upstream Helm charts to work with DHI images.
• Track upstream version releases and semver patterns.
• Write Go-based integration tests for images and charts.
• Triaging CVEs and contributing to security hardening decisions.
• Review definitions and chart PRs against conventions.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Container and Kubernetes ecosystem

Comfort with YAML

Understanding of container security basics

Some Go ability

Maintainer mindset

Familiarity with GitHub workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Docker, Inc is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join their remote-first team. The role involves authoring image definition files, adapting Helm charts, and contributing to security hardening for Docker's Hardened Images. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of backend engineering experience, a strong familiarity with the Kubernetes ecosystem, and comfort with YAML. Docker offers perks like flexible working hours, parental leave, and a technology stipend. Compensation ranges from €83.9K to €139.7K.