Principal Product Manager, Sandboxes
Docker · Remote · Canada · United States ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Principal level role
- Fully remote position
- No visa sponsorship
- Focus on AI & Sandboxes
- Ex-engineer preferred
You will own the vision, roadmap, and execution for Docker Sandboxes. The team builds fast, secure, and isolated environments that enable trustworthy autonomous workflows for developers and AI agents across local and cloud setups.
Working with engineering, design, and security teams, you will translate complex technical tradeoffs into simple product experiences. Success requires deep empathy for developer workflows and the ability to drive adoption in a growing ecosystem.
What you'll do
- Own the long-term vision, roadmap, and revenue goals for Docker Sandboxes
- Engage with developers building AI agents and CI systems to identify pain points
- Translate complex isolation and performance tradeoffs into simple user experiences
- Guide product definition and prioritization alongside engineering and security teams
- Drive iterative development by measuring adoption and learning from releases
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve reliability, scale, and unit economics
What you'll need
- Prior professional experience as a software engineer in systems or infrastructure
- Deep familiarity with sandboxes, microVMs, containers, and hypervisors
- Understanding of Linux, container runtimes, orchestration, and cloud services
- Experience operating systems that execute untrusted or agent-generated code at scale
- Comfortable discussing APIs, SDKs, and architecture via command-line interfaces
- Background in B2B or SaaS products, public cloud, or developer infrastructure
- Knowledge of software supply chain security and multi-tenant isolation
- Ability to break down complex technical problems into releasable features
- Strong communication skills for explaining complex ideas to diverse stakeholders
Stack
- Docker Desktop
- Docker Hub
- Docker Scout
- Docker Sandboxes
- Linux
- Container runtimes
- Hypervisors
- MicroVMs
How you'll work
- Remote-first company with global distribution
- Offices available in Seattle and Paris for collaboration
- Flexible schedule management trusted by leadership
- No visa sponsorship provided for this role
What you get
- Generous PTO and quarterly Whaleness Days
- Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
- Home office support for workspace setup
- Monthly technology stipend of US$100 net
- Annual stipend for conferences and learning
- 16 weeks paid parental leave after six months
- Equity grants for all full-time employees
- Comprehensive medical and retirement benefits
Hiring process
- AI-assisted tools may be used during recruiting
- Optional interview recordings for calibration