Senior Software Engineer, Tooling (West Coast Preferred)

The role

You will build and maintain a framework to create and deploy internal applications and services. You will also develop custom business tools and decide when to build, buy, or integrate products.

What you will do

• Build and maintain a framework for internal applications with defaults for authentication, hosting, CI/CD, logging, observability, and alerting
• Provide templates, documentation, and examples for teams to ship tools
• Set standards for how internal apps are built, secured, and run
• Leverage existing systems to build cross-connects
• Work across teams to identify gaps and propose solutions
• Scope and deliver apps and tooling to address identified gaps
• Own tools through rollout, adoption, and ongoing support
• Evaluate whether to build, buy, or integrate existing products
• Connect tools to identity, data sources, and Slack
• Build operational basics like incident management, SLO, and alerting into the framework

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering, including building and shipping internal tools or full-stack web applications
• Strong full-stack skills: a backend language such as Go, Python, or TypeScript, and a modern frontend framework
• Experience designing reusable frameworks, templates, or platforms that other engineers build on
• Experience deploying to the cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with containers and CI/CD
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes
• Sound judgment on build, buy, and integrate decisions
• Experience integrating third-party SaaS products and APIs
• Experience working directly with non-engineering stakeholders
• Experience with AI-assisted development or LLM-powered automation
• Clear written communication and comfort working asynchronously on a remote team
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

• Cross-functional experience in program management
• Experience with internal tool or developer portal platforms
• Web design experience
• Familiarity with observability and incident tooling (incident.io, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar)
• Experience at a developer tooling or SaaS company at scale, and familiarity with compliance and security standards

Benefits

• Remote-first by design
• Flexibility to manage your schedule
• Generous PTO
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
• Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
• Home office support
• Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month
• Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment
• Equity for all full-time employees
• Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country
• Docker swag

Before you apply

• Docker considers visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis based on business needs
• Docker may use AI-assisted tools during our recruiting process
• Candidates will be invited to opt in to interview recordings

About the company

Docker is a globally distributed, remote-first team building tools that define how software gets built and delivered. Their products include Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout.