# Senior Manager, Engineering, Local Runtime
**Company:** [Docker](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/docker)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $198K-$318K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Systems Programming, Hypervisors, Container Runtimes, Os Internals, Kernel Development, Virtualization, Oci, Containerd, Runc, Windows, macOS, Linux
**Posted:** 2026-05-29
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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
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