Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Platform

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.

Join Docker's Agentic Platform team to build the foundational infrastructure powering the next generation of AI-driven workflows. Intelligent agents are rapidly becoming the primary interface between developers and complex systems and we're building the platform that makes them reliable, scalable, and observable at production scale.

You'll be working on the core agent execution runtime, orchestration primitives, and the cloud infrastructure that keeps the Agentic Platform running 24/7. This is a high-ownership role: you won't just build systems, you'll run them, respond when they fail, and drive continuous improvement across the stack.

This is a greenfield opportunity to shape how agents are built and operated at scale. You'll work alongside seasoned engineers, collaborating with partner teams across AI infrastructure, developer experience, and platform reliability.

Please note: for this role, we are prioritizing candidates who currently live in Seattle, WA Metro Area.

RESPONSIBILITIES/WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON:

AGENT WORKFLOW & ORCHESTRATION

- Design and operate the core agent execution runtime responsible for scheduling, state management, and lifecycle management of long-running agentic workflows

- Build robust multi-agent coordination patterns: task han...