Principal Product Designer, Container Platform

Docker

45d•$175,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

Docker is seeking a Principal Product Designer to join their globally distributed, remote-first team. This role focuses on modernizing how millions of builders experience development by redesigning their container platform. The ideal candidate will have a passion for human-centered design in developer tooling, a strong track record of delivering exceptional experiences for technical users, and the ability to think in systems and work quickly. This position directly influences Docker's product direction and growth, requiring excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership. The role emphasizes AI-native design processes, using tooling for faster iteration and synthesis. The candidate should be a collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, remote environment, bringing a distinct point of view while being open to feedback and mentoring other designers.

Requirements

Proven track record influencing product direction and strategy with actionable, research-informed design
Deep experience designing for developer tools, platforms, or infrastructure products
Solid understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods with an ability to synthesize and communicate quickly
Fluency with prototyping, quick visualizations, and iterative development
Demonstrated ability to learn new technology domains and develop strong opinions about them
Excellent project management, communication, and presentation skills
Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring product designers.
Familiarity with container technologies, DevOps tooling, or infrastructure products
Empathy for developers as end-users; you understand their frustration with bad tooling personally
Strong opinions, loosely held; you advocate hard and change up gracefully
Humility and a genuine learning mindset
Ability to explain complex ideas simply without dumbing them down
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Reflective, accountable, and ownership-oriented
AI forward design process: you're meaningfully integrated tooling into your design practice

Nice To Haves

This role is expected to help level up the team as a whole.
You’re not working in a silo, but rather defining design practice at Docker

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end design for the container platform
Distill complex developer workflows into elegant, opinionated solutions
Collaborate and iterate with a cross-functional team of designers, product managers, and engineers
Use AI tools actively throughout the design process for prototyping, synthesis, and iteration
Work across stakeholders to build consensus on a shared product vision
Constructively challenge existing approaches and push for better solutions
Mentor and coach members of the product design team
Partner with senior leadership to design strategy

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 (after 6 months of employment)
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD 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