# Senior Product & Commercial Counsel 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: Senior
- Location: United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $179K to $255K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/docker/92a3901f-cb2f-4e07-904e-98c3f98c63cf
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/docker-senior-product-and-commercial-counsel/

## About the role

Primary function will be to serve as embedded product counsel to Docker's Product Managers and Engineering teams, providing pragmatic, business-oriented advice on new products, features, pricing and packaging changes, Early Access and beta programs, and end-of-life decisions.

## What they're looking for

- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience, with a meaningful portion in-house at a software, cloud, or developer tools company, a combination of law firm and in-house experience is ideal
- Deep familiarity with open source software licensing, including copyleft and permissive license regimes, license compatibility analysis, and OSS program governance
- Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, software licensing, and cloud services agreements, including enterprise customer negotiations of IP, indemnity, and liability provisions
- Working technical fluency with developer software concepts such as virtual containers, registries, CI/CD, APIs, and software supply chain security, direct familiarity with Docker's products or comparable developer platforms is a strong plus
- Understanding of AI and LLM legal issues, including model licensing, training data, and applicable regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act

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