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

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Pokhara, Nepal

Bishworaj Poudel

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Bogotá, Colombia

Adriana Fernanda Moya

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Banglore, India

Md Imran

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Suzuki

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

New Delhi, India

Utkarsh Chauhan

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Lucerne, Switzerland

Benito Martin

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Pune, India

Rashi Chaubal

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

Ciudad Real, Spain

David Jiménez Villajos

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Jalandhar, India

Karan Verma

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Toronto, Canada

Tatiana Mikhaleva

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Natália Granato

San Antonio, USA

Gabel Wright

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Ashburn, USA

Anjan Kumar Reddy Ayyadapu

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Denver, USA

Jay Schmidt

Banglore, India

Alagu Prakalya P

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Mexico City, Mexico

Ravi Kalia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Patna, India

Pradumna Saraf

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

London, UK

Cristian Greco

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Bengaluru, India

Arpita Patel

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

London, UK

Ian Miell

Southampton, United Kingdom

Steven Hartland

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

Bengaluru, India

Shubhendu Shubham

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Chantilly, USA

Swapnil Patil

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Chicago, IL, USA

Advait Patel

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

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