Senior Manager, Engineering

About the Role

This Senior Engineering Manager role is a pivotal opportunity to lead the development and operations of Docker's Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) offerings, driving innovation in a fast-paced, customer-first environment. You will lead a high-performing team, owning the full lifecycle of critical cloud services and exploring intelligent automation with AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead a geographically distributed team of engineers across Europe and North America
• Drive the development and operation of Docker’s Container-as-a-Service platforms
• Build and operate highly scalable, reliable, and performant cloud services
• Work with product and engineering leadership to translate roadmap and priorities into work for your team
• Take active ownership of your team members’ development, growth, and performance
• Own the team’s execution and agile ceremonies
• Collaborate with AI/ML specialists to explore opportunities for intelligent automation and optimization

Requirements

• Proven experience managing cloud engineering teams building and operating large-scale SaaS or platform services
• Strong understanding of container orchestration and developer infrastructure
• Deep familiarity with cloud architecture, scalability, reliability, and observability best practices
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and container lifecycle management
• Experience leading agile, remote engineering teams
• High degree of independence and ownership
• Obsession with enabling engineers to do great work and delivering value to customers
• Perform architecture and code reviews

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience at a hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Experience or strong interest in AI/ML systems or data-driven automation