Staff Backend Engineer, Hub (East Coast)
Docker · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Fully remote (US East)
- Go + Kubernetes
- Distributed systems
- Visa sponsorship possible
Join Docker as a Staff Backend Engineer to drive the architecture of the Hub registry platform. You will own end-to-end system design, from schema and API development to deployment and observability, ensuring reliability for millions of users.
This position requires deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale backend infrastructure. You will collaborate across engineering, SRE, and product teams to optimize performance and lead technical initiatives in a fast-paced, global environment.
What you'll do
- Architect and operate high-scale distributed systems for the registry platform
- Lead backend service design with focus on scalability and resilience
- Drive initiatives for multi-region replication and caching strategies
- Design and optimize data layers for relational and NoSQL storage
- Enhance observability through metrics, traces, and alerting dashboards
- Mentor engineers and lead architectural design reviews
- Participate in on-call rotations for critical production support
What you'll need
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience
- Deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architectures
- Strong production experience with Golang in cloud environments
- Proven experience operating services at scale with Kubernetes
- Experience designing high-scale storage systems like PostgreSQL or DynamoDB
- Background in building cloud-based services, preferably on AWS
- Familiarity with event-driven systems such as Kafka or SNS/SQS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Experience with OCI registries or artifact stores
- Familiarity with search indexing or metadata-rich architectures
- Contributions to cloud-native or open-source ecosystems
Stack
- Golang
- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
- DynamoDB
- AWS
- Kafka
- Argo CD
- GitHub Actions
How you'll work
- Remote-first company culture
- East Coast time zone preference
- On-call rotation required
- Support may include evenings and weekends
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Generous paid time off and Whaleness Days
- Monthly technology stipend
- Annual learning and development budget
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Home office setup support
- Comprehensive medical and retirement benefits
Hiring process
- AI-assisted tools may be used in recruiting
- Optional interview recordings for calibration