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Staff Backend Engineer, Hub

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

71 days ago

Salary

$195.4K - $275.6K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Staff Backend Engineer, Hub

Docker, Inc

• Architect, build, and operate high-scale distributed systems powering Docker Hub’s registry platform—spanning artifact storage, metadata services, indexing workflows, and performance-critical APIs. • Lead the design and implementation of backend services with a strong emphasis on scalability, correctness, resilience, and performance. • Drive major initiatives around multi-region replication, caching strategies, request-path optimization, and core registry reliability. • Design, optimize, operate the data and storage layers - for both Relational and NoSql as well as object storage and related technologies. • Develop schemas and data models to support high-throughput, large-volume workloads. • Own systems end-to-end—from storage-layer behavior to API design, deployment workflows, and production monitoring. • Improve the performance and reliability of one of the world’s largest repositories of container images. • Develop and enhance observability through metrics, traces, alerting, and dashboards. • Lead improvements to deployment and operational tooling (e.g., Argo CD, GitHub Actions). • Participate in on-call rotations as part of supporting critical production services. • Mentor engineers and lead design and architecture reviews. • Partner with Product, Design, SRE, and Platform teams to deliver high-impact projects. • Engage with open-source communities, cloud-native partners, and the broader ecosystem. • Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents, debug production issues, and drive continuous improvement of system reliability.

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years backend engineering experience with deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale backend architectures.
  • Strong production experience with Golang, including designing and operating large Go-based services in cloud environments.
  • Strong production experience with Kubernetes, including operating services at scale.
  • Experience designing and running high-scale storage systems (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or equivalent) in production.
  • Experience building and operating cloud-based services (AWS preferred).
  • Experience with event-driven or streaming systems, such as Kafka, SNS/SQS, or equivalent.
  • Strong foundation in software engineering best practices: design documentation, testing strategies, CI/CD, code review, observability.
  • Comfortable functioning autonomously in a fully distributed, remote-first team and working effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

  • Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
  • Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
  • Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
  • 16 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month
  • PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
  • Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
  • Equity; 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
  • Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

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