Senior Manager, Engineering, Local Runtime

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6–10 engineers building Docker's cross-platform runtime across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Own the technical direction and roadmap.
• Partner closely with product management to align the team with business and product goals.
• Ensure predictable delivery and operational excellence across the components the team ships.
• Hire and retain top systems engineering talent.
• Hold a high bar for engineering excellence.
• Facilitate communication across teams and provide status reporting for critical projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands-on systems programming experience (hypervisors, container runtimes, OS internals, kernel development, or similar low-level infrastructure).
• 8+ years of professional, hands-on, full-time software engineering experience in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep understanding of virtualization concepts: VMMs, hypervisors, and hardware-assisted virtualization.
• Experience with container runtimes (OCI, containerd, runc) or equivalent low-level infrastructure.
• Cross-platform systems experience across two or more of: Windows, macOS, Linux.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable with a high degree of autonomy and the ability to work remotely across time zones.

What to Expect

First 30 Days

• Understand the group and team missions.
• Meet the team along with peers across the group and the company.
• Start line managing reports and building a rapport.
• Gain a high-level understanding of the runtime architecture: the VMM, container stack, and how they fit together across platforms.
• Participate in status reporting and reliability reviews.

First 90 Days

• Work with the team to align on goals and measures of success.
• Start career discussions with reports.
• Work with the team to improve processes and remove blockers.
• Contribute technical input to roadmap and architectural decisions.
• Oversee the delivery of a change or feature.
• Start hiring for the team (if needed).

One Year Outlook (First Year)

• Drive the long-term technical direction of the runtime across all supported platforms.
• Have had a sustained, positive impact on the growth and performance of your reports.
• Shipped meaningful improvements to the cross-platform runtime that developers rely on every day.

Perks

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD net/month
• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
• Docker Swag
• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
• Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris