[Remote] Senior Manager, Engineering, Local Runtime (East Coast)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Docker, Inc is a leading company in developer tooling, trusted by millions of users worldwide. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Engineering for their Local Runtime team, responsible for managing a team of engineers to build Docker's cross-platform runtime for AI workloads while ensuring operational excellence and technical direction.

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

Skills

• 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

Benefits

• 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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