Rust Job: Backend Engineer (Runtime)

Docker is a remote first company with employees across Europe and the Americas that simplifies the loves of developers who are making world-changing apps. We raised our Series C funding in March 2022 for $105M at a $2.1B valuation. We saw a 4x year-over-year ARR growth last year and continue to grow! Join us for a whale of a ride!

Millions of developers around the world use and love Docker’s industry leading container runtime, Docker Engine. It is the cornerstone of Docker Desktop and an important part of CI/CD systems everywhere. The Runtime team at Docker leads development of the open source moby/moby project and the components that make it up. The code base is primarily Go with some C components. The team’s mission is to build a performant, predictable and accessible container runtime for developers.

The successful candidate is passionate about low-level Linux and container technologies and how they can be used to build a performant, reliable and accessible product. They have strong interpersonal skills that they have used when developing code for or working on open source projects.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and evolve open source code bases

• Collaborate with contributors to our projects and with upstream projects

• Work with other Docker teams on integrating Engine and CLI (Desktop, Hub)

• Appropriately handle runtime security reports

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of software development experience using a backend language (like Go, C, C++, or Rust)

• Experience developing for Linux

• Experience working on open source projects

What to expect in the first 30 days

• Meet the team

• Understand the team mission

• Start diving into a part of the code base

• Ship a small change

What to expect in the first 90 days

• Feel comfortable in a part of the code base

• Meet people across the company

• Ship a more major change

• Demo something you worked on at the internal Product Development demos

What to expect in the first year

• Have autonomy/ownership over an area (level dependent)

• Help shape the direction of Runtime (level dependent)

• Work with other teams at Docker on delivering an end to end feature

Perks:

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life

• Variety of virtual and in-person social events to build connections and have fun

• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work

• Generous maternity and parental leave

• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month

• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy

• Whaleness Days: companywide day off each month

• Quarterly, company-wide hackathons

• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes

• Stock Options; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company

• Docker Swag

• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

EU Salary Range
48,000 EUR - 101,000 EUR (salary range can change if hired in at a different level)

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
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