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Senior Software Engineer, AI Gateway

Docker· Engineering
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Remote$160.9k - $260.7kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior backend engineer to design and build the core systems powering Docker's AI Gateway, including model routing, MCP gateway, and policy-enforced infrastructure for AI agents and OpenAI-compatible interfaces.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core systems powering the AI Gateway, including the model router, MCP gateway, and control plane
  • Build infrastructure that supports dynamic model selection/routing, auto-failover, cost-based routing, and policy enforcement
  • Own critical capabilities such as secure credential storage, session summarization, caching, and rate limiting
  • Develop APIs for developers building with OpenAI-compatible interfaces and the Model Context Protocol
  • Build the underlying infrastructure to support evaluation, telemetry, replay, and backtesting for agents and LLM workflows
  • Lead architectural decisions and mentor engineers as the team scales
  • Performance tuning - caching, session summarization, and rate limiting that keep the gateway fast under real production load
  • Contribute to roadmap planning, technical strategy, and cross-functional alignment

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of backend engineering experience with production-grade systems
  • Deep knowledge of distributed and highly scalable systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and API design
  • Experience building secure, high-throughput services (e.g., gateways, proxies, load balancers, policy engines)
  • Fluency in Go, and/or Rust (both preferred)
  • Familiarity with AI/ML platforms or model serving infrastructure
  • A strong product mindset—you're excited about building developer-facing tools
  • Ownership mentality with a bias for shipping, learning, and iterating
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

Required:Backend engineeringDistributed systemsGoAI/ML platformsOpenAI-compatible interfacesSecurityPerformance tuning
Nice to have:Rust

Benefits

  • Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration
  • Flexibility that fits your life
  • Time to recharge – Generous PTO, quarterly Whaleness Days, end-of-year Whaleness break
  • Home office support
  • Technology stipend – US$100 net per month
  • Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications
  • Parental leave – 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months
  • Equity for all full-time employees
  • Comprehensive benefits – Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country
  • Docker swag
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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