Staff ML Engineer — Remote, Equity, and Trust AI

Docker, Inc.

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Freedom & flexibility
Quarterly Whaleness Days
Home office setup
16 weeks paid Parental leave
Technology stipend ($100 USD net/month)
Generous PTO plan
Training stipend
Equity options
Docker Swag
Medical benefits and retirement
Remote-first culture

Job summary

Docker, Inc. is hiring a Staff ML Engineer to be a founding engineer on the Intelligence team. You will design and build ML systems focused on governance and security capabilities, contributing directly to shaping the technical direction of Docker's platform.

This role requires 5+ years of ML/AI expertise and 8+ years of software engineering experience. Docker offers a remote-first culture and various perks, including flexible work arrangements and equity options.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of deep applied ML/AI expertise with a track record of shipping production systems.
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience with data pipelines, evaluation, monitoring, and customer-facing products.

Responsibilities

  • Design, train, evaluate, and ship ML systems for governance and security.
  • Build infrastructure: data pipelines, model serving, and feedback loops.
  • Set technical direction for ML work and own the architecture.

Skills

Deep applied ML/AI expertise
Software engineering experience
Data pipelines and services ownership
Modern AI tools fluency
Collaborative and low-ego attitude

Education

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

Tools

LLM-based systems production

Job description

Docker, Inc. is hiring a Staff ML Engineer to be a founding engineer on the Intelligence team. You will design and build ML systems focused on governance and security capabilities, contributing directly to shaping the technical direction of Docker's platform.

This role requires 5+ years of ML/AI expertise and 8+ years of software engineering experience. Docker offers a remote-first culture and various perks, including flexible work arrangements and equity options.

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