Principal Product Manager – Sandboxes

Docker, Inc

. Own Docker Sandboxes, including its long-term vision, roadmap, revenue, adoption, and results .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • Canada, United StatesLead💰 CA$255,500 - CA$365,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong technical familiarity with Docker Sandboxes, microVMs, and virtualization technologies while effectively communicating complex ideas to diverse stakeholders. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in building B2B or SaaS products and driving product strategy based on user feedback and data analysis.

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Docker SandboxesMicroVMsContainersB2B Product DevelopmentSoftware Security

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Hard Skills

Systems EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringPlatform EngineeringCloud ServicesAPIsCommand-Line InterfacesData AnalysisFeature PrioritizationTechnical ArchitectureSoftware Supply Chain

Soft Skills

Empathy for DevelopersEffective CommunicationCollaborative ApproachProblem-SolvingUser-Centric Mindset

Tools & Technologies

Virtualization TechnologiesOrchestration ToolsStorage SolutionsCI SystemsTesting Systems

Industry Keywords

SaaSPublic CloudDeveloper ToolsMulti-Tenant IsolationObservability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Docker Sandboxes, including its long-term vision, roadmap, revenue, adoption, and results
Articulate customers, workflows, pain points, and security, performance, compatibility, and cost constraints
Engage with developers building AI agents, coding environments, CI and testing systems, and other secure isolated-execution workloads
Build infrastructure products that are easy to adopt and use
Translate tradeoffs across isolation, startup time, performance, density, networking, storage, and cost into simple product experiences
Guide product definition, feature prioritization, and scope with engineering, design, security, operations, and go-to-market teams
Use iterative development to hypothesize, measure adoption and impact, learn from releases, and improve the roadmap
Learn Docker Sandboxes' mission, product strategy, and technical architecture
Develop understanding of developers, customers, isolated-environment use cases, and reasons they choose Docker
Shape team roadmap and product strategy
Lead team OKRs and success metrics and provide progress reports
Lead cross-functional initiatives that make secure isolated execution simple and valuable
Drive long-term direction including adoption, ecosystem integration, reliability, scale, unit economics, and ARR

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep empathy for developers and commitment to talking to users
Prior professional experience as a software engineer, ideally in systems, infrastructure, platform engineering, developer tools, or cloud
Strong technical familiarity with sandboxes/microVMs, containers, virtualization technologies, and hypervisors
Understanding of Linux, container runtimes, orchestration, networking, storage, APIs, and cloud services
Experience designing, building, or operating systems that execute customer-provided, untrusted, or agent-generated code at scale
Comfort with command-line interfaces and discussing APIs, SDKs, and technical architecture
Experience building B2B or SaaS products, or background in public cloud and developer infrastructure
Understanding of software supply chain and software security, including multi-tenant isolation, identity, secrets management, observability, and reliability
Ability to break down complex technical problems into small, releasable, user-valuable features
Ability to explain complex ideas simply and communicate effectively in writing, verbally, and visually
Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data, define success metrics, and prioritize investments
Collaborative approach and experience running products from greenfield to scale
Ability to work with fast-moving, distributed, cross-functional teams
No visa sponsorship offered for this role

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first by design; work from home
Flexible schedule
Generous PTO
Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
Home office support
Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month
Annual learning and development stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning
16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment
Equity for all full-time employees
Medical benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Docker swag