Senior Solutions Engineer (India)
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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.
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We are seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer with strong technical credibility and the ability to operate across direct enterprise, partner, and developer community motions in one of Docker's highest-priority APAC markets. India is Docker's third-largest APAC market and home to the world's second-largest developer community, combining a massive open-source ecosystem, a large IT services sector, and a high-growth enterprise segment.
This role requires an SE who can engage Fortune-equivalent enterprises directly, enable a diverse channel partner ecosystem, and build authentic presence in one of the world's most active developer communities. The scope extends beyond India, with periodic travel to Southeast Asia to support regional coverage.
This role reports to the SE Leader, APAC.
Responsibilities
Partner Enablement and Channel Development
Enable and co-sell with Docker's channel partner ecosystem to deliver technical coverage across India's diverse partner landscape, including large SIs, IT services companies, regional VARs, and hyperscaler partner teams.
Run joint partner workshops, technical enablement sessions, and solution briefings to build partner SE capability.
Support partner-led opportunities with architectural depth, PoC support, and competitive differentiation.
Develop and maintain partner-ready technical assets: demo environments, reference architectures, and enablement decks.
Build strong working relationships with key SI, IT services, and reseller contacts across India's channel ecosystem, where the same organisations often represent both partner and customer opportunities.
Support pipeline development across both direct and partner-sourced opportunities.
Evangelist and Community Presence
Build Docker's technical presence across India's developer and DevSecOps community, spanning major tech hubs including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi NCR, and Mumbai.
Speak at industry and partner-organised conferences, including India's growing DevSecOps, cloud-native, and AI developer circuit.
Produce technical content — blog posts, how-to guides, and solution briefs — that addresses gaps in Docker documentation and resonates with the India developer community.
Represent Docker at meetups, developer days, and hackathons to drive awareness and top-of-funnel interest.
Strategic Customer Engagement
Lead deep technical discovery across Platform Engineering, DevOps, Security, and AI teams at strategic accounts to understand:
AI governance requirements and agentic development workflows
Software supply chain risk and secure build pipeline needs
Regulatory and compliance drivers relevant to the Indian market (DPDP Act, CERT-In, RBI circulars for BFSI, SEBI for capital markets, MeitY requirements for public sector)
Container security posture and DevSecOps maturity
Design, position, and execute structured PoCs/PoVs with clear success criteria and executive-ready value summaries.
Influence buying decisions through demos, workshops, architecture reviews, and technical executive briefings.
Translate Docker's AI security and governance capabilities into business value narratives for CISOs, Heads of Platform Engineering, and AI leaders.
Build and maintain relationships with technical champions across Security, DevOps, Platform, and AI teams at key accounts.
Support renewal and expansion motions by maintaining engagement beyond the initial sale on key accounts.
AI Solutions Advocacy
Position and demonstrate Docker's AI portfolio as the governance and security layer for modern AI-native development:
Docker MCP Gateway: policy enforcement for MCP tool calls in agentic AI development workflows
Docker AI Governance (GA May 2026): model lifecycle management, AI workload governance, and compliance controls
Docker Hardened Images (DHI): secure, continuously patched base images for AI model serving and application containers
Docker Sandbox (SBX): free microVM-based agent isolation for developer-facing AI coding workflows
Guide customers in implementing AI governance controls across their SDLC, with particular focus on securing agentic development environments.
Act as a subject matter expert on secure software supply chain, container security, and AI security trends in customer-facing and community engagements.
Provide architectural guidance for policy-as-code enforcement, identity and access governance for AI workloads, and SBOM visibility.
Develop reusable technical assets — workshops, demos, and reference architectures — to scale impact across the channel and direct accounts.
Advocate for India customer and partner needs with Product and Engineering, providing structured feedback from field experience.
Qualifications
Required
Proven experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Solution Architect, or Developer Advocate in a technical sales or community-facing role.
Familiarity with AI security, AI governance frameworks, or secure software supply chain practices. Direct experience with agentic AI development workflows is a plus.
Solid understanding of containers, DevOps, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern application architectures.
Comfortable operating across both enterprise customer engagements and developer community contexts.
Strong communication and influencing skills across technical and business stakeholders.
Experience with partner or channel selling motions, co-selling with resellers, SIs, or distributors, or running partner enablement programs.
Familiarity with India's enterprise technology landscape, including IT services companies, large SIs, and the startup/scale-up segment.
Willingness to travel domestically across India's major tech hubs, with occasional travel to Southeast Asia (primarily Singapore) for regional coverage.
Preferred
Experience with Docker, container ecosystems, or adjacent technologies.
Public speaking, developer advocacy, conference presenting, or technical content creation experience.
Familiarity with agentic AI development, MCP tooling, or AI governance frameworks.
Experience running competitive PoCs/PoVs with clearly defined success and exit criteria.
Understanding of India-specific compliance requirements, including DPDP Act, CERT-In, RBI, and MeitY.
Familiarity with India's IT services and SI ecosystem.
What to Expect
First 30 Days
Onboarding with equipment setup, Docker tools training (Salesforce, Opine, Sigma), and peer pairing with the broader APAC SE team.
Meet key channel partner contacts, SI leads, and distributor relationships across India.
Review open pipeline, account history, and any pending handovers from prior SE coverage.
Begin building familiarity with Docker's AI portfolio: MCP Gateway, AI Gov, DHI, and SBX.
First 60 Days
Deliver first partner enablement session with a key channel partner or SI.
Engage actively with strategic accounts and participate in live customer opportunities.
Develop a view of the India community calendar and identify a first speaking or content opportunity.
Gain in-depth knowledge of Docker products and how they map to Indian customer priorities.
First 90 Days
Operating independently across partner, customer, and community motions.
First community content piece or event appearance confirmed or delivered.
Clear account handover completed and relationships established at key strategic accounts.
Contributing to the India SE coverage plan and providing product feedback from the field.
Docker does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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Posting Information
Open vacancy: This posting is for an existing open role.
AI in hiring: Docker may use AI-assisted tools during our recruiting process.
Interview recordings: Candidates will be invited to opt in to interview recordings to support interviewer calibration and consistent evaluations. Recordings are optional and require explicit consent.
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Perks & Benefits
Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break.
Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.
Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning.
Parental leave – 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
Equity for all full-time employees – Share in Docker's long-term success as we continue to grow.
Comprehensive benefits – Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country.
Docker swag – Because representing the whale never gets old.
Docker is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe diverse teams build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our global community.
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