docker
Principal Software Engineer, Networking (Seattle or SF Bay Area)
At a Glance
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Work Regime
- remote
- Employment
- FULL_TIME
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Compensation
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- Department
- Docker
- Posted
- 2026-07-27
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
- Cloud
- Engineering
- Medical
Requirements
10+ years of experience building and leading large-scale cloud or distributed systems, with a focus on networking foundations
Track record of driving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, on tight timelines
Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration
Experience with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF
Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable networking infrastructure
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and related scalability patterns
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and operate core networking services that power Docker's Sandboxes platform across local laptops and public cloud environments
Build scalable networking infrastructure for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management
Develop high-performance networking data- and control-plane components for multi-tenant agentic workloads
Ensure network reliability, observability, and performance across Docker's Sandbox infrastructure
Collaborate with product, platform, and security teams to deliver customer-focused capabilities
Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and design documents