Senior Manager, Engineering, Docker Agents

Docker, Inc

full-time

Posted on: 1/20/2026

Location Type: Remote

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About the role

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers working on Docker Agents.
Define hiring plans, onboarding, career paths, and performance expectations.
Foster a culture of psychological safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define the vision, roadmap, and technical direction for agent systems.
Guide architectural decisions for scalable, secure, and maintainable agent platforms.
Balance long-term strategy with short-term execution to ensure consistent delivery.
Work closely with Product Management, Platform, DevOps, and QA teams to align priorities.
Advocate for agent capabilities across the Docker ecosystem.
Ensure smooth integration between agent systems and other Docker products.
Establish and track engineering metrics related to quality, velocity, and reliability.
Remove blockers and improve developer productivity through better tooling and processes.
Drive improvements in CI/CD, testing, observability, and system resilience.
Model strong leadership behaviors rooted in empathy, clarity, and ownership.
Promote inclusion, diversity, and fairness in hiring and team development.

7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
Proven ability to lead remote, distributed teams.
Strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, or platform engineering.
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and guide teams through evolving requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working with AI systems, LLMs, or agent-based architectures.
Background in developer tools, platforms, or infrastructure products.
Product-oriented mindset with exposure to user-facing engineering decisions.

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
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Dockerdistributed systemsAPIsplatform engineeringCI/CDtestingobservabilitysystem resilienceAI systemsagent-based architectures

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationempathyclarityownershippsychological safetyaccountabilitycontinuous improvementinclusion