Senior Manager, Engineering

Docker, Inc

. Lead a team building Docker’s shared Secrets platform and own its technical direction .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • Canada, United StatesSenior💰 CA$276,050 - CA$441,650 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams to build secure software and scalable cloud services, with a strong focus on authentication, authorization, and threat modeling. Capable of aligning technical direction with business goals while ensuring operational excellence and effective cross-team collaboration.

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Team LeadershipSecure Software DevelopmentAuthentication And AuthorizationThreat ModelingCross-Team Communication

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Hard Skills

Building Secure SoftwareScale-Out Cloud ServicesSecret And Key ManagementPlatform DevelopmentSDK DevelopmentEnterprise Audit RequirementsPolicy Requirements

Soft Skills

Strong Verbal CommunicationStrong Written CommunicationAutonomous Work

Tools & Technologies

DockerCloud Services

Industry Keywords

Incident ResponseOn-Call RotationOperational ExcellenceCross-Team Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDocker

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team building Docker’s shared Secrets platform and own its technical direction
Partner with product management to align the team with business and product goals
Influence platform adoption across teams so it becomes the default way to handle credentials
Ensure predictable delivery and operational excellence
Own the team’s on-call rotation and incident response
Partner with Security on design reviews and threat models
Hire and retain engineering talent
Facilitate cross-team communication and provide status reporting for critical projects
Understand team and group missions, build relationships with dependent teams, and line-manage reports
Align goals and success measures, improve processes, remove blockers, and contribute to roadmap and architecture decisions
Oversee feature delivery, hiring, long-term platform direction, and adoption across Docker products

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams
5+ years of hands-on experience building secure software and scale-out cloud services
Strong grounding in authentication and authorization, secret and key management, and threat modeling
Experience reasoning about isolation and security boundaries for untrusted or semi-trusted workloads
Experience building platforms, SDKs, or shared services adopted by other teams, including enterprise audit and policy requirements
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Comfortable working autonomously and remotely across time zones

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity for all full-time employees
Remote-first work from home
Flexible scheduling
Generous PTO
Quarterly Whaleness Days
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
Medical benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Docker swag