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

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Mexico City, Mexico

Ravi Kalia

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Pokhara, Nepal

Bishworaj Poudel

Bengaluru, India

Shubhendu Shubham

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

London, UK

Ian Miell

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Pune, India

Rashi Chaubal

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Chantilly, USA

Swapnil Patil

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

London, UK

Cristian Greco

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Banglore, India

Md Imran

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Lucerne, Switzerland

Benito Martin

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Southampton, United Kingdom

Steven Hartland

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Suzuki

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Natália Granato

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Patna, India

Pradumna Saraf

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

New Delhi, India

Utkarsh Chauhan

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Jalandhar, India

Karan Verma

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Ashburn, USA

Anjan Kumar Reddy Ayyadapu

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

San Antonio, USA

Gabel Wright

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Ciudad Real, Spain

David Jiménez Villajos

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Chicago, IL, USA

Advait Patel

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Toronto, Canada

Tatiana Mikhaleva

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Bengaluru, India

Arpita Patel

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Bogotá, Colombia

Adriana Fernanda Moya

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Banglore, India

Alagu Prakalya P

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Denver, USA

Jay Schmidt

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

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