Senior Software Engineer, Secure Build

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Turn developer, agent and security problems into clear requirements, staged technical decisions and measurable outcomes.
• - Design, build and operate Go services and APIs that power Docker's build and secure-CI infrastructure.
• - Develop isolation, identity, policy, provenance, attestation and signing capabilities for trusted build and test jobs.
• - Work with container, OCI, BuildKit, cloud and isolated-execution technologies to deliver secure and reproducible workflows.
• - Own features from technical design through rollout, observability, incident response and ongoing maintenance.
• - Keep Docker Build Cloud and Auto Builds reliable, make targeted improvements that reduce operational load, and help their capabilities evolve towards the wider Secure Build direction.
• - Make practical security trade-offs and use threat modelling to guide designs without blocking delivery.
• - Design for a clear developer experience, including workflows initiated or consumed by software agents.
• - Partner with Product, Security, Developer Experience, Registry and other platform teams on end-to-end customer workflows.
• - Participate in the team's paid on-call rotation and drive improvements from incidents and recurring operational work.
• - Communicate decisions, risks and progress clearly in a remote, async-first environment.

Required Skills

• - 6+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated technical leadership on production systems at scale.
• - Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• - Strong backend engineering experience building and operating distributed systems in production.
• - Production experience with Go and the ability to write, test, review and debug maintainable Go services.
• - Experience with containers and build or CI systems, such as OCI, BuildKit, Buildx, GitHub Actions or comparable platforms.
• - Experience with cloud-native infrastructure and a major cloud platform.
• - A strong operational mindset covering observability, reliability, incident response and on-call ownership.
• - Evidence of taking a feature or service from an ambiguous problem through production operation and measurable results.
• - Working knowledge of security boundaries, identity, secrets and common software supply-chain risks.
• - A strong product mindset and care for developer workflows, including experiences used by software agents.
• - Clear written and spoken communication suited to a remote, async-first company.

Benefits

• - Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
• - Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
• - Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break.
• - Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
• - Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.
• - Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning.
• - Parental leave – 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
• - Equity for all full-time employees – Share in Docker's long-term success as we continue to grow.
• - Comprehensive benefits – Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country.
• - Docker swag – Because representing the whale never gets old.