Hiring: Principal Software Engineer, AI Tools and Security (Seattle or SF Bay Area) Company: Docker, Inc Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:36:54 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, C++, CI/CD, Docker, GCP, Java, Kubernetes, LLM, Microservices, Product Strategy, Rust About the job Experience: •10+ years of backend engineering experience, including extensive work on production-grade, distributed systems at scale. Required Skills: •Define the technical solution for a new product •Help shape the product with peers in Product and Design •Mentor other technical team members •Be the technical point of contact for the team •This role may require participation in an on-call rotation to provide support outside of standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed. Qualifications: •Technical leadership across multiple teams or domains, with a proven ability to drive architectural vision, set technical direction, and influence long-term product strategy. •Exceptional product and platform mindset—you think beyond implementation details to how technology shapes developer and business outcomes. •Expertise in designing and evolving large-scale, cloud-native systems, with deep knowledge of distributed computing, service-oriented architecture, and performance optimization. •Demonstrated experience building secure, resilient, and high-throughput backend services, with a strong grasp of reliability engineering principles (SLOs, observability, incident response). •Fluency in Go (preferred) or another modern systems language, with the ability to lead technical design reviews and mentor others in language-specific best practices. •Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals—CI/CD, testing strategy, source control, and deployment automation—applied in complex, multi-service environments. •Demonstrated success in technical mentorship and cross-functional collaboration, enabling teams to deliver high-impact, high-quality software efficiently. •Deep experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tooling. •Ownership mentality with a bias for action and iterative delivery, balancing short-term impact with long-term architectural health. •Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!