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.

Visibility and recognition

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

Beta access

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

Connection with Docker staff

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

Docker swag and discounts

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

Community support

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

Annual Captains offsites

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

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

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Jalandhar, India

Karan Verma

London, UK

Ian Miell

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Suzuki

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Banglore, India

Alagu Prakalya P

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

San Antonio, USA

Gabel Wright

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

New Delhi, India

Utkarsh Chauhan

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

Denver, USA

Jay Schmidt

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Banglore, India

Md Imran

Bengaluru, India

Shubhendu Shubham

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Bogotá, Colombia

Adriana Fernanda Moya

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Ashburn, USA

Anjan Kumar Reddy Ayyadapu

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Ciudad Real, Spain

David Jiménez Villajos

Lucerne, Switzerland

Benito Martin

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

London, UK

Cristian Greco

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Chantilly, USA

Swapnil Patil

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Pune, India

Rashi Chaubal

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Natália Granato

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Chicago, IL, USA

Advait Patel

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Southampton, United Kingdom

Steven Hartland

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

Mexico City, Mexico

Ravi Kalia

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Toronto, Canada

Tatiana Mikhaleva

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Pokhara, Nepal

Bishworaj Poudel

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

Patna, India

Pradumna Saraf

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Bengaluru, India

Arpita Patel

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

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