Staff Cloud Systems Engineer - Go/Java, Microservices

Docker, Inc

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 170,350 - 275,550

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote-first culture

Technology stipend

PTO

Job summary

Docker, Inc is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Cloud Sandboxes team. You will design and build core services powering Docker’s cloud sandbox platform, enabling scalable orchestration, scheduling, and secure, multi-tenant workloads.

You’ll collaborate with product, platform, and security groups to deliver reliable, observable systems, while contributing to CI/CD improvements and on-call reliability efforts in a distributed, remote-first environment.

Qualifications

10+ years of backend software engineering experience in large-scale cloud or distributed systems.
Proficiency in Go and/or Java.
Deep understanding of container orchestration, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture.
Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable production systems.
Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and scalability patterns.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code tooling.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate core services powering Docker's Cloud Sandboxes platform.
Build scalable systems for microVM orchestration, scheduling, and lifecycle management.
Develop high-performance APIs and control plane components for multi-tenant workloads.
Ensure reliability, observability, and performance across cloud sandbox infrastructure.
Collaborate across product, platform, and security teams to deliver customer-focused capabilities.
Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and design documents.