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Senior Manager, Engineering, Local Runtime

Lead a team of engineers building Docker's cross-platform runtime for AI workloads, owning technical direction, roadmap, and operational excellence. Requires strong systems programming experience and a deep understanding of virtualization and container runtimes.

198k – 318kUnited StatesEngineering ManagementRemote5+ YOE

About the role

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

Skills

Systems ProgrammingHypervisorsContainer RuntimesOs InternalsKernel DevelopmentVirtualizationOciContainerdRuncWindowsmacOSLinux

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