Principal Software Engineer, AI Tools and Security
Company:Docker
Location:United States
Languages:English
Seniority level:Principal, 12+ years
Experience:12+ years
Skills:
AWSBackend DevelopmentLeadershipArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingGCPJavaSoftware ArchitectureC++AzureGoRustCI/CDMicroservicesMentoringSoftware Engineering
Requirements:
12+ years of backend engineering experience, including extensive work on production-grade, distributed systems at scale Technical leadership across multiple teams or domains Expertise in designing and evolving large-scale, cloud-native systems Demonstrated experience building secure, resilient, and high-throughput backend services Fluency in Go (preferred) or another modern systems language (Rust, Java, C++, etc.) Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals—CI/CD, testing strategy, source control, and deployment automation Deep experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tooling Comfortable operating autonomously in distributed, remote-first teams
Responsibilities:
Define the technical solution for a new product Help shape the product with peers in Product and Design Mentor other technical team members Be the technical point of contact for the team
