Senior Platform Engineer — Remote Internal Tools & AI

Docker; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first by design

Flexibility in schedule

Generous PTO & breaks

Home office support

Technology stipend

Learning & development stipend

Parental leave

Equity for all full-time

Comprehensive benefits

Docker swag

Job summary

Docker is seeking a Senior Engineer for Platform Engineering to give internal apps a common foundation and build custom tools on top. You’ll create a framework for internal apps with auth, hosting, observability, and alerting, while deciding when to build, buy, or integrate existing products.

You'll own projects end-to-end, collaborating with HR, Finance, Marketing and Customer Support to ship tools that scale across the company, using AI-assisted development where beneficial.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering, incl. internal tools or full-stack apps.
• Strong backend language: Go, Python, or TypeScript; modern frontend framework.
• Experience designing reusable frameworks, templates, or platforms.
• Cloud deployment with containers, CI/CD; knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Sound judgment on build/buy/integrate; integrate SaaS/APIs.
• Experience with non-engineering stakeholders to turn needs into tools.
• Experience with AI-assisted development or LLM automation.
• Clear written communication; remote team collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a framework to create and deploy internal apps with auth, hosting, CI/CD, logging, observability, and alerting.
• Provide templates, docs, and examples for teams to ship tools quickly.
• Set standards for internal apps; make the standard path the easiest.
• Leverage existing systems to build cross-connects where needed.
• Understand gaps across teams and propose prioritized tooling.
• Scope and deliver apps addressing identified gaps; ship early, then improve.
• Own tools through rollout, adoption, and ongoing support.
• Scope, deliver, and maintain apps across orgs; partner with HR/Finance/Marketing.
• Evaluate build vs buy vs integrate; connect tools to identity, data, Slack.
• Shape architecture to keep internal systems consistent as company grows.

Skills

Go / Python / TS

Full-stack development

Internal tools

Cloud deployment

Kubernetes

AI-assisted development

Remote collaboration

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Docker is seeking a Senior Engineer for Platform Engineering to give internal apps a common foundation and build custom tools on top. You’ll create a framework for internal apps with auth, hosting, observability, and alerting, while deciding when to build, buy, or integrate existing products.

You'll own projects end-to-end, collaborating with HR, Finance, Marketing and Customer Support to ship tools that scale across the company, using AI-assisted development where beneficial.