Senior Software Engineer (Docker Hub)

About Docker

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

Docker Hub Team

The Docker Hub team develops and maintains the largest and most popular container registry service in the world today, Docker Hub. Millions of users - community developers, open source projects and Independent Software Vendors - push and pull Docker container images billions of times through Docker Hub. If you are a backend Software Engineer and want to play a critical role in the evolution of Docker Hub and Docker’s next chapter, then this role is for you.

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Docker Hub team, you will build features around the container registry that operate reliably at massive scale and deliver a differentiated experience for free and paid users of Docker Hub. You will develop and offer new functionality to other services within Docker Hub’s service oriented architecture besides enhancing existing services. You will be constantly seeking ways to improve monitoring and reliability of Docker Hub stack as well as CI/CD around the Docker Hub services to ensure we maintain a high level of quality with a fast pace of delivery. Finally, you should be passionate about how developers’ lives could be made easier, and about Docker’s role in that.

Responsibilities

Technical Expertise

• Serve as a key player in specific areas of the Hub & registry codebase while ramping up on unfamiliar parts as needed.

Independent Development

• Work independently or collaboratively as a peer to deliver high-quality, well-documented, and maintainable code.

System Context

• Understand and consider the full lifecycle of your changes, including deployment, monitoring, and documentation, ensuring smooth integration into the broader system.

Collaboration

• Work effectively with engineers across teams to achieve shared outcomes and contribute to cross-functional projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years experience building SaaS products with modern languages like Golang, Python or Java
• Experience in API design
• Follow good software engineering practices such as code review, source control, continuous integration and testing
• Ability to work in a team with other developers and partnering with User Experience experts, Product Management and Operations teams
• Good Written communication skills
• Ability to work remotely across time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with modern monitoring and logging platforms
• Experience with database technologies and SQL

Onboarding Timeline

30 days

• Meet the team
• Understand the team mission
• Understand at least one key part of the team’s existing source code as well as tools and processes
• Start diving into a part of the code base
• Ship a small change

90 days

• Feel comfortable in the code base
• Meet people across the company
• Ship a more major change

1 year

• By the end of your first year, you will have made a significant contribution to the future of Docker Hub and will be autonomous on at least one key area of the product

Hiring Process

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Perks

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
• PTO plan that

Job Details

• Salary: €113.2K - €155.7K
• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: FullTime