# Staff Software Engineer, AI Gateway 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 (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $170K to $276K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/docker/30babe0a-57e8-4425-8991-8797e8337e82?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/docker-staff-software-engineer-ai-gateway/

## About the role

Set technical direction for core systems powering the AI Gateway 0 the model router, MCP gateway, and control plane - and make sure architectural decisions hold up as usage scales by 10x Consistently identify gaps in our infrastructure, process, or tooling before they become blockers, and drive the fix from idea to production Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of owning production-grade systems at significant scale
- Deep specialization in distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and API design - recognized by peers and cross-functional partners as a go-to expert, not just experienced
- Experience building secure, high-throughput services (gateways, proxies, load balancers, policy engines), and a history of making judgment calls other engineers rely on
- Fluency in Go and/or Rust
- A track record of identifying systemic gaps - in architecture, process, or tooling-— and driving the fix across team boundaries, not just within your own
- A strong product mindset, with real experience shaping technical direction rather than only executing against it

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/docker-staff-software-engineer-ai-gateway/