Docker Captains Program

Help steer Docker into the future

We’re on the lookout for passionate developers who love our community just as much as we do.
About the program

What it means to be a Docker Captain

Docker Captains are technical experts and passionate community builders who drive Docker’s ecosystem forward. As active contributors and advocates, they share Docker knowledge and help shape Docker products.
Program perks

Benefits of being a Captain

Becoming a Captain opens up opportunities for career growth, networking, and professional development. Our Captains have a direct line to Docker, get beta access to products, receive Docker swag, enjoy community support, and much more.
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Visibility and recognition

Stand out as a Docker expert. Join exclusive events, access Docker customers, and seize networking and career opportunities.

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Beta access

Get your hands on beta versions of Docker products and influence their development. Create unique content before anyone else.

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Connection with Docker staff

Directly interact with Docker staff, ask questions, provide feedback, and gain insider insights.

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Docker swag and discounts

Receive exclusive Docker swag, special access, and discounts on Docker Pro and partner products.

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Community support

Join a private Slack channel to connect with other Docker Captains and staff, share ideas, and solve technical issues.

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Annual Captains offsites

Be a part of annual events with Docker Captains and staff. Discuss Docker developments and collaborate on projects.

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Education budget

Enhance your knowledge and expertise with Docker-related training or courses, covered by an education budget for Captains.

Eligibility criteria

How to become a Docker Captain

  • Must be 18+
  • Show technical expertise in Docker and related technologies
  • Demonstrate active community involvement and thought leadership
  • Provide valuable feedback and ideas for Docker’s products and features
  • Possess a strong online presence with a significant audience or following
  • Have a history of significant contributions to the Docker community
  • Abide by the Docker Community Code of Conduct
    Note: This program is open internationally.
Application requirements

What you need to apply

In addition to the eligibility criteria, Captain applicants should fit into at least one of the following categories:

Docker Advisor

Be endorsed by a member from the Docker engineering or product team, highlighting your proficiency in Docker technologies.

Docker Thought Leader

Demonstrate your influence online, showcasing leadership in the Docker realm.

Docker Community Contributor

Show significant contributions to the Docker community through content creation, event participation, or open-source engagements.

Special exceptions

Sail the extra mile

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, you might still be called for an interview if:

  • You fit multiple categories
  • A Docker member or Captain vouches for you
  • You are part of an underrepresented group
  • You’re located in a geographical region of particular interest
  • Your application is innovative, and you show genuine enthusiasm
Renewal Process

Looking to renew your Captain status?

Docker Captains enjoy a term of one year. To qualify for renewal, Captains need to persistently meet their joining criteria and continuously contribute to the Docker community. Renewals are evaluated by Docker at the end of each term.

More information

Still have questions? Connect with our Developer Relations team in our Community Slack.

Expertise

Location

Available for

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

London, UK

Ian Miell

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Patna, India

Pradumna V Saraf

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Banglore, India

Md Imran

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

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