Senior Manager, Engineering (Seattle or West Coast Preferred)

About this role

Lead the team building Docker’s shared Secrets platform, which protects credentials in sandboxed environments for AI agents and other workloads. Own the team’s technical direction, delivery, security, and operational excellence while supporting adoption across Docker products.

About the company

Docker is a software platform that enables developers to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of applications using containerization technology. The company serves a wide range of industries by providing tools and services that facilitate development and operational efficiencies.

The team

Secrets team, within Engineering / ENG-Runtime.

What you'll do

• Lead engineers and set the technical direction for the shared Secrets platform
• Partner with Product and platform-adopting teams to align goals and drive adoption
• Own predictable delivery, on-call operations, and incident response
• Partner with Security on design reviews and threat modeling
• Hire, retain, and develop engineering talent

What we're looking for

• 5+ years managing high-performing engineering teams
• 5+ years building secure software and scale-out cloud services
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, secret and key management, and threat modeling
• Experience reasoning about isolation and security boundaries for untrusted workloads
• Experience building platforms, SDKs, or shared services adopted by other teams, including enterprise audit and policy needs
• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously across time zones

Benefits

• Equity for full-time employees
• Generous PTO and designated wellness days and end-of-year break
• Home office support and a technology stipend
• Annual learning and development stipend
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months
• Medical, retirement, and paid holidays, varying by country