Principal Software Engineer, Developer Tools (US West Coast)

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture
• Define the long-term technical vision and architecture for Docker's developer tooling platform spanning platform engineering, CI/CD, and AI-powered tools
• Lead authoring of SDLC tenets in partnership with other principal engineers, Security, and Infrastructure and build the mechanisms those tenets bind to (design gates, code review gates, pipeline standards, visibility)
• Establish architectural patterns, technical standards, and best practices across the developer tooling stack
• Design highly available, scalable infrastructure for hosting developer tools, agents, and platform services
• Drive technical decisions on tooling choices, provider strategies, build/deploy substrate, and agent orchestration frameworks
• Partner with Senior Manager and product leadership to align technical architecture with business objectives and productization opportunities
• Design & Implementation
• Architect and build Docker's internal developer platform, the self-service substrate enabling teams to scaffold, deploy, and operate services with minimal friction
• Design and implement CI/CD and build infrastructure that supports Docker's SDLC tenets and GitOps deployment patterns

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