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

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Jaipur, India

Naman Kaley

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Mexico City, Mexico

Ravi Kalia

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Banglore, India

Alagu Prakalya P

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Bordeaux, France

Kaan Yagci

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

New Delhi, India

Utkarsh Chauhan

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Pune, India

Rashi Chaubal

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Denver, USA

Jay Schmidt

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Natália Granato

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Mahitha Adapa

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

San Antonio, USA

Gabel Wright

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Bengaluru, India

Arpita Patel

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Pokhara, Nepal

Bishworaj Poudel

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Ciudad Real, Spain

David Jiménez Villajos

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

Seattle, WA, USA

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Ashburn, USA

Anjan Kumar Reddy Ayyadapu

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

London, UK

Ian Miell

Millbrae, CA, USA

Rajashree Mandaogane

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Chicago, IL, USA

Advait Patel

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Jalandhar, India

Karan Verma

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Banglore, India

Md Imran

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Bogotá, Colombia

Adriana Fernanda Moya

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

Austin, TX, USA

Balajee Asish Brahmandam

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Fremont, CA, USA

Uttej Badwane

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Taipei, Taiwan

Kai Kao

Hyderabad, India

Avinash Reddy Thipparthi

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Patna, India

Pradumna Saraf

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Toronto, Canada

Tatiana Mikhaleva

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

London, UK

Cristian Greco

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Indaiatuba, Brazil

Gustavo Oliveira do Nascimento

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Suzuki

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Steve Buchanan

Bengaluru, India

Shubhendu Shubham

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Chantilly, USA

Swapnil Patil

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Lucerne, Switzerland

Benito Martin

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Southampton, United Kingdom

Steven Hartland

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

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