About this role
Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls. From solo founders to the world's largest companies, developers rely on Docker to build, share, and run their applications across our suite of products including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout.
We are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the tools that define how software gets built and delivered. As AI agents redefine software development, Docker is at the center of that shift, providing the sandboxed environments, verified images, and secure infrastructure that make autonomous workflows trustworthy by default.
Docker Desktop is one of the core pillars of the Docker suite - powering the workflows of millions of developers worldwide. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey,
Docker has been ranked the most-used, most-desired, and most-admired developer tool for multiple years running.
Join the Docker Desktop team - we are shaping the experience behind one of the most loved tools in modern software development!
Please note: This is a 100% remote role. However, this role is currently only open to candidates currently living in the East Coast time zone (US or Canada).
We are unable to make exceptions to this location requirement.
More about the Docker Desktop team:
The Desktop Platform team is responsible for the core lifecycle of Docker Desktop, including installation, updates, startup, and key shared components used by every Docker Desktop feature team.
Our work ensures that Docker Desktop is reliable, and easy to adopt, while providing the modular foundations that enable other teams to build and ship with confidence.
About this role:
In this role, you will focus on the desktop and operating system layer of Docker Desktop. You’ll work on installers, updaters, system services, and OS-level integrations across macOS and Windows, improving reliability, performance, and user experience across the full lifecycle of the product.
The successful candidate will have strong operating system fundamentals and experience building or maintaining desktop or system-level software.
For this role, you must be comfortable and experienced working closely to the OS, debugging complex issues, and improving how software installs, starts, and runs on user machines.
You’ll operate with high ownership, communicate clearly through documentation, and are comfortable driving work in a highly autonomous environment.
Responsibilities for this Role:
- Design, develop, and maintain lifecycle components, including installation, update, startup, and system services.
- Improve reliability and performance of Docker Desktop across macOS,Windows and Linux environments.
- Work on OS-level integrations, permissions models, and system behavior such as admin vs admin-less installs.
- Debug and resolve complex issues related to startup, crashes, and system interactions.