Manager, Engineering, Secure Build and SCS Services (East Coast Preferred)
Docker · Remote · England · Canada · United States ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US/EU)
- Senior Engineering Manager
- Go + Clojure stack
- Visa sponsorship possible
- Equity included
Lead two engineering teams responsible for Docker's secure software supply chain infrastructure. You will oversee Secure Build, which operates Docker Build Cloud and Hub Automated Builds, and SCS Services, which powers Docker Scout and Hardened Images. This role requires balancing delivery, team health, and technical strategy across distinct but connected domains.
What you'll do
- Lead Secure Build and SCS Services teams, owning delivery and operational excellence
- Create coherent portfolio plans with explicit priorities and capacity trade-offs
- Partner with Product to shape strategy for secure build and Docker Scout
- Engage in design reviews and incident response without micromanaging technical decisions
- Define trust boundaries and contracts between the two teams
- Manage engineer growth, performance, and hiring for both teams
- Align cross-functional partners including Security, Registry, and Legal
- Promote disciplined use of AI-assisted engineering practices
What you'll need
- 5+ years managing high-performing engineering teams across multiple domains
- 8+ years hands-on software engineering experience in backend or infrastructure
- Experience leading engineers at or above your own technical seniority
- Strong judgement in distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure
- Understanding of CI/build-system internals and container workflows
- Experience managing production infrastructure, on-call, and incident response
- Ability to shape roadmaps collaboratively with Product partners
- Clear communication skills for leading remote teams across US and EU time zones
Nice to have
- Experience with Go, Clojure, or polyglot service environments
- Familiarity with Kafka, Spanner, Datomic, or event-streaming systems
- Knowledge of OCI, BuildKit, Buildx, or GitHub Actions
- Experience with sandboxing, microVMs, or multi-tenant infrastructure
- Understanding of SLSA, SBOMs, Sigstore, or software supply-chain security
- Background in evolving legacy systems while shipping new capabilities
Stack
- Go
- Clojure
- Kafka
- Spanner
- Datomic
- Docker Build Cloud
- Docker Scout
How you'll work
- Fully remote by design
- Preference for US East Coast location
- Collaboration across US and European time zones
- Flexible schedule management
- On-call responsibilities for production systems
What you get
- Generous PTO and quarterly Whaleness Days
- Home office setup support
- Monthly technology stipend
- Annual learning and development budget
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Equity for all full-time employees
- Comprehensive medical and retirement benefits