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

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

London, UK

Ian Miell

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Patna, India

Pradumna V Saraf

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Banglore, India

Md Imran

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

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