# Principal Software Engineer, Networking (Seattle or SF Bay Area) at Docker

- Company: Docker
- What the company does: Run AI agents and containers safely, anywhere. Docker gives builders trusted sandboxes, governance, and a secure supply chain for modern software. Backed by Greylock, Insight and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://www.docker.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $198K to $319K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/docker/c7d880eb-4fb5-48db-b325-595cc8a8d017
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/docker-principal-software-engineer-networking-seattle-or-sf-bay-area/

## About the role

Design, implement, and operate core networking services that power Docker's Sandboxes platform across local laptops and public cloud environments Build scalable networking infrastructure for microVM orchestration, workload scheduling, and lifecycle management

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of experience building and leading large-scale cloud or distributed systems, with a focus on networking foundations
- Track record of driving technical consensus and delivering high-quality infrastructure software at scale, on tight timelines
- Experience with microservices architecture, container networking, service mesh, policy enforcement, and container orchestration
- Experience with kernel and user-space networking technologies, including Linux networking, OVS/OVN, DPDK, and eBPF
- Experience designing and operating highly available, secure, and observable networking infrastructure
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and related scalability patterns

Tags: Engineering