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

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

San Antonio, USA

Gabel Wright

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Patna, India

Pradumna V Saraf

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Mexico City, Mexico

Ravi Kalia

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Pune, India

Rashi Chaubal

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Banglore, India

Md Imran

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

London, UK

Cristian Greco

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Banglore, India

Alagu Prakalya P

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Denver, USA

Jay Schmidt

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Suzuki

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Pokhara, Nepal

Bishworaj Poudel

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Ashburn, USA

Anjan Kumar Reddy Ayyadapu

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

London, UK

Ian Miell

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Chantilly, USA

Swapnil Patil

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

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