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

Daegu, South Korea

Justin Yoo

Indore, India

Sarthak Shrivastava

Fairfax, VA, USA

Brandon Mitchell

New Delhi, India

Shivay Lamba

Banglore, India

Sangam Biradar

New York City, NY, USA

Nick Janetakis

Fenton, USA

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Berlin, Germany

Sebastián Ramírez

Pécs, Hungary

Ákos Takács

Pune, India

Sagar Utekar

Mumbai, India

Yadnesh Nikam

Seattle, WA, USA

Vinicius Apolinario

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Raeveen Pasupathy

Salto, Brazil

Renato Jose Groffe

Glasgow, Scotland

Alan Torrance

Winterthur, Switzerland

Darragh Grealish

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Paloma Lataliza

Burlington, VT, USA

Julie Lerman

Melbourne, Australia

Jorge Arteiro

São Paulo, Brazil

Rafael Pazini

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Albert Tanure

Quebec, Canada

Julien Maitrehenry

Norrköping, Sweden

Simon Aronsson

Banglore, India

Md Imran

New Orleans, USA

Rajesh Padmakumaran

London, UK

Ian Miell

Karlsruhe, Germany

Jonas Scholz

Burdur, Turkey

Furkan Türkal

GLEIZE, France

Rachid Zarouali

São Paulo, Brasil

Denis Cruz Rodrigues

Hyderabad, India

Ajay Kumar Yegireddi

Bengaluru, India

Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran

Kaunas, Lithuania

Julius Lisauskas

Trieste, Italy

Marco Franzon

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mike Smith

Uruguay, Uruguay

Marcos Lilljedahl

Montreal, Canada

David Cardozo

Ulm, Germany

Tobias Fenster

Banglore, India

Rajani Ekunde

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sudhendu Pandey

Bochum, Germany

Camilla Hemmer

San Diego, CA, USA

Prabesh Thapa

Aparecida, Brazil

Juliana Conde Alvarez

São Paulo, Brasil

Pedro Ignácio Rufo da Silva

Cheshire, UK

Nigel Poulton

Atlanta, USA

Shawn Wildermuth

Banglore, India

Akanksha Buchke

Kitchener, Canada

Rishab Kumar

New Delhi, India

Saurav Jain

Nonnweiler, Germany

Thorsten Hans

Batumi, Georgia

Igor Aleksandrov

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kisan Tamang

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Julian König

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ben Greenberg

Tokyo, Japan

Seito Horiguchi

Bruyères, France

Yves Brissaud

Austin, TX, USA

Lee Calcote

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohammad Hasan Akbari

Davenport, USA

Shelley Benhoff

Westfield, NJ, USA

Mike Toscano

Krakow, Poland

Pawel Piwosz

Nürnberg, Germany

Josua Blejeru

Austin, TX, USA

Joseph Velliah

Aurangbad, India

Ashutosh S. Bhakare

Helsinki, Finland

Jami Kousa

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camilla Martins

Leicester, United Kingdom

Rohit Ghumare

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mohammad-Ali A’râbi

Warsaw, Poland

Łukasz Lach

Bucharest, Romania

Flavius Dinu

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Faria

London, United Kingdom

Ashraful Alam

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Pruski

Lisbon, Portugal

Gustavo Adolfo Jr Valverde De Soto

São Paulo, Brazil

Lucas de Faria Polaquini

Indore, India

Vinayak Singoriya

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nomthandazo T. Tshuma

Vienna, Austria

Nana Janashia

Campinas, Brazil

Marcelo dos Santos Gonçalves

Orlando, FL, USA

Wesley Willians Ramos da Silva

Bengaluru, India

Khushboo Verma

São Paulo, Brazil

Sergio Lopes

Nashik, India

Nasiullha Chaudhari

Patna, India

Pradumna V Saraf

Hyderabad, India

Prasad Bhalerao

Austin, TX, USA

Michael Yuan

São Paulo, Brazil

Julio Arruda

Berlin, Germany

Alex Pliutau

Ahmedabad, India

Shivlal Sharma

Freiburg, Germany

Nicholas Dille

London, UK

Madhu Kumar

Chinsurah, India

Rishi Mondal

Seoul, South Korea

Juyoung Song

Toulouse, France

Aurélie Vache

Pune, India

Vishal Anarase

Quebec, Canada

Hamida Rebai

Penang, Malaysia

Sujay Pillai

Hyderabad, India

Abhishek Veeramalla

Heredia, Costa Rica

Gerardo Lopez Falcon

New Delhi, India

Sarthak Varshney

Medellin, Colombia

Maris Botero

Rockwall, TX, USA

Don Bauer

Oslo, Norway

Rustam Mehmandarov

Kathmandu, Nepal

Saroj Dahal

Amsterdam, Netherlands

James van den Berg

Betim, Brazil

Luiz Carlos

Toronto, Canada

Karan Singh

Vancouver, Canada

Max Proske

Richmond, USA

Anil Kumar Moka

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fabricio Veronez

Ahmedabad, India

Mehul Patel

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Arun Gupta

Bucaramanga, Colombia

Yhary Estefania Arias Trillo

Durham, NC, USA

Nirmal Mehta

Stockholm, Sweden

Mohammed Aboullaite

Aalborg, Denmark

Martin Terp

Stezzano, Italy

Ivan Pesenti

Toronto, Canada

Vladimir Mikhalev

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cláudio Filipe Lima Rapôso

Bonita, CA, USA

Michele Leroux Bustamante

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria

Sofia, Bulgaria

Denislav Gavrilov

Rotterdam, Nederland

Kasun Rajapakse

London, UK

Mama Samba Braima Nelson Djalo

Paris, France

Mazlum Tosun

Cary, USA

Neal Patel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lukasz Dynowski

Freiburg, Germany

Jonas Scherer

Rome, Italy

Francesco Ciulla

Basel, Switzerland

Lize Raes

San Francisco, CA, USA

Alex Iankoulski

Indore, India

Rashi Dashore

Ankara, Turkey

Çiğdem Kadakoğlu

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sumit Gupta

Madrid, Spain

Pablo Pérez-Aradros

Nabiac, Australia

Scott Coulton

Longmont, USA

Brandon Hunt

Zaragoza, Spain

Angel Borroy

Rome, Italy

Andrea Gallegati

Istanbul, Turkey

Batuhan Apaydın

Vadodara, India

Gauri Yadav

Jaipur, India

Gaurav Sharma

Visakhapatnam, India

Kunchala Vikram

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Bret Fisher

São Paulo, Brazil

Felipe Sarmento de Araujo

Sydney, Australia

Geshan Manandhar

Punjab, India

Saloni Narang

Seoul, South Korea

GeunCheol Yeom

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristiyan Velkov

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rossana Suarez

Sydney, Australia

Hasnae Rehioui

Medellin, Colombia

Esteban Maya Cadavid

Singapore, Singapore

Nilesh Gule

Berlin, Germany

Sergei Shitikov

Londrina, Brazil

Bruno Henrique de Brito

Athens, Greece

Antonis Kalipetis

Limassol, Cyprus

Suleiman Dibirov

Berlin, Germany

Bodo Eichstädt

Golden, CO, USA

Will Crum

Ayacucho, Perú

Edith Erika Puclla Pareja

Osaka, Japan

Masahito Zembutsu

Purcellville, USA

Katoria Henry

San Francisco, CA, USA

Prakhar Srivastav

Rajkot, India

Harsh Manvar

Madrid, Spain

Ulises Gascon

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Rami Krispin

Ankara, Turkey

Baransel Saginda

Chorleywood, UK

James Spurin

Provo, UT, USA

Rob Richardson

Nürnberg, Germany

Timo Stark

Mielec, Poland

Damian Naprawa

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bobby Iliev

Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

Oli Sturm

Austin, TX, USA

Sathiya Shunmugasundaram

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