Senior Software Engineer, Secure Sandbox Runtime (Remote)

Docker; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office setup

16 weeks of paid Parental leave (after

Technology stipend equivalent to 100 0

Job summary

Docker is seeking a senior engineer to own and evolve the sandbox runtime infrastructure used for AI agent workloads. The role demands deep expertise in secure, isolated environments (sandboxes, containers, or VMs) and a track record of shipping infrastructure at scale.

You will lead major improvements to the local sandboxes stack, collaborate in a remote-first culture, and engage with open source communities to push the project forward across macOS, Windows, and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with production systems at scale.
• Experience building developer tools, desktop applications, or runtime infrastructure used by developers.
• Autonomy in a remote-first environment and clear communication across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of significant improvements to the local sandboxes stack.
• Engage with open source projects and upstream communities.
• Deliver measurable improvements to correctness and performance of sandboxes.
• Become a recognized technical owner of key parts of the codebase and a go-to technical leader for the local runtime.
• Help define long-term technical strategy for the filesystem layer to align with Product and Business goals.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Remote collaboration

Open source contribution

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Sandboxing tech

Job description

Docker is seeking a senior engineer to own and evolve the sandbox runtime infrastructure used for AI agent workloads. The role demands deep expertise in secure, isolated environments (sandboxes, containers, or VMs) and a track record of shipping infrastructure at scale.

You will lead major improvements to the local sandboxes stack, collaborate in a remote-first culture, and engage with open source communities to push the project forward across macOS, Windows, and Linux environments.