# Principal Product & Commercial Counsel

**Company:** [Docker](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/docker)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $179k – $255k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** open source licensing, saas agreements, cloud services, software licensing, Contract Negotiation, Docker, virtual containers, CI/CD, APIs, software supply chain security, artificial intelligence, LLMs, eu ai act, trademark strategy, ip management
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Provides product and commercial legal counsel for software, cloud, open source, and AI offerings, partnering with Product, Engineering, Sales, and GRC. Requires a J.D., U.S. bar admission, 6+ years of relevant experience, and deep expertise in OSS licensing and SaaS negotiations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as embedded product counsel to Product Management and Engineering across product conception, design, launch, monetization, and end of life.
- Advise on open source software licensing, including license analysis and compatibility across Apache, MIT, BSD, GPL, LGPL, AGPL, and source-available licenses.
- Counsel on inbound and outbound OSS usage, contribution and CLA policies, and compliance obligations across products and distribution channels.
- Draft and maintain product-facing legal terms, including service-specific terms, subscription and licensing agreements, Early Access and beta terms, fair use and acceptable use policies, and documentation for new monetization models.
- Structure and negotiate commercial provisions in customer and partner agreements covering product licensing, cloud services, hybrid on-premise and SaaS deployments, IP ownership, indemnification, warranties, and support commitments.
- Counsel on AI-enabled product features, including training data provenance, output ownership, third-party model licensing, and AI regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with GRC on product design and regulatory obligations, including software supply chain security and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
- Support IP strategy, including trademark usage guidelines, brand protection, and coordination with outside counsel.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting developer tools, open source, cloud services, and AI.
- Build scalable playbooks, templates, and self-service resources for Product and GTM teams.

## Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience at a software, cloud, or developer tools company.
- Deep familiarity with open source software licensing, copyleft and permissive license regimes, license compatibility analysis, and OSS program governance.
- Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, software licensing, and cloud services agreements, including enterprise negotiations involving IP, indemnity, and liability provisions.
- Technical fluency with virtual containers, registries, CI/CD, APIs, and software supply chain security.
- Understanding of AI and LLM legal issues, including model licensing, training data, and regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act.
- AI-native work capability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Practical, risk-calibrated judgment and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.

## Compensation & Benefits
- United States compensation: **$178,500–$255,000 plus equity**.
- Freedom and flexibility, with remote-first work.
- Quarterly Whaleness Days and an end-of-year Whaleness break.
- Home office setup.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment.
- Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD net per month.
- PTO plan.
- Training stipend for conferences, courses, and classes.
- Equity participation.
- Medical benefits, retirement, and holidays vary by country.
- Offices in Seattle and Paris.

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