Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & AI Platforms

Docker; United States; Remote; USD 219,000 - 352,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first by design

Flexibility that fits your life

Time to recharge

Home office support

Technology stipend (US$100 net per mo)

Job summary

Docker is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the technical visionary for our Central Operations and Systems organization, the foundation for internal AI, developer tools, infrastructure, and employee experience. You will define multi-year technical plans, drive strategic architecture across Docker teams, and mentor Staff/Principal engineers to raise the technical bar across the company.

This role requires deep expertise across domains, collaboration with executives, and the ability

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience across SDLC, AI engineering, and corporate systems.
• Proven track record architecting large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users and thousands of enterprise customers.
• Broad knowledge across platform domains with capacity to make cross-cutting architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year technical vision for Docker’s Central Operations and Systems group.
• Establish strategic plans and architectural roadmaps across teams and time horizons.
• Lead cross-company programs and architect the Docker SDLC Golden Path.

Skills

Software engineering

SDLC

AI engineering

Corporate systems

Distributed systems

API design

Service architecture

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Service mesh

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Docker is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the technical visionary for our Central Operations and Systems organization, the foundation for internal AI, developer tools, infrastructure, and employee experience. You will define multi-year technical plans, drive strategic architecture across Docker teams, and mentor Staff/Principal engineers to raise the technical bar across the company.

This role requires deep expertise across domains, collaboration with executives, and the ability