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Formerly a developer advocate at Docker, Inc., Elton helped developers around the world adopt Docker during its early boom. He wrote “Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches” and “Docker on Windows”, sharing practical insights into containerizing applications on both Linux and Windows platforms. Elton has also been a Microsoft Azure MVP, focusing on Docker integration in cloud scenarios. In recent years, he’s worked with container security companies and continued to speak at conferences about Docker, modernizing legacy apps with containers, and best practices. Docker is a popular technology used for containerization, allowing developers to package their applications and dependencies into a standardized unit for easy deployment.
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Neil frequently appears in webinars and interviews discussing Docker best practices in enterprise and small teams. His role as a startup founder, combined with his technical contributions to Docker tooling, make him a notable Docker expert. He played a crucial role in Docker’s rise by developing and teaching many Docker best practices. Jérôme created and maintained Docker’s official training materials and has personally trained tens of thousands of people to use Docker, both in-person (at conferences and workshops) and online. He also contributed to Docker’s code (especially in areas of networking and volume plugins) and was known for managing Docker’s demo environments (like the famed “play-with-docker” sandbox). Now an independent consultant, Jérôme still focuses on Docker and container solutions, sharing his extensive knowledge via blog posts and presentations.
He even has an achievement in the community competition space, having organized Docker-centric hackathons. Arun’s blend of community building, writing, and big-company influence (while still coding demos) makes him a top Docker evangelist globally. She gained recognition for creating “Microcontainers” – tiny Docker images for running just single static binaries, demonstrating how minimal containers can be. Liz also built an open-source tool called Dive (for exploring what’s inside your Docker images). Liz is a regular speaker at DockerCon and container conferences, known for her live-coding demos explaining how containers work under the hood (like “containers from scratch” in Go). He founded the Collabnix community, which has grown into a 15,000+ member forum for Docker and cloud-native enthusiasts.
Liz is a renowned expert in container security and was a Docker Captain who often focused on the internals of Docker and how to secure them. He worked on the development of Windows Containers and Hyper-V isolation, enabling Docker to run Windows server applications in containers similarly to Linux. Patrick often collaborated with Docker Inc. during that initiative and became a Docker Captain in the process.
An active maintainer of Docker’s open-source projects, he has worked on initiatives like LinuxKit (Docker’s toolkit for building secure container-centric OS images) and Docker Desktop integrations. Cormack’s expertise spans low-level container runtime security and usability features; he often speaks about containerization trends (e.g., enabling WebAssembly in Docker). As of 2024, Justin continues to lead Docker’s engineering efforts, ensuring that Docker’s tooling stays modern and secure. CloudHire can help companies and recruiters find the best Docker experts by providing a platform to connect with skilled professionals in the field.
He also frequently speaks at meetups and organizes community events to evangelize Docker. In his professional role, Ajeet has worked as a developer advocate and engineer (previously at companies like Redis Labs), always with Docker docker specialist as a core focus. At Docker, Inc., she was known for her work on Docker Engine and for running all sorts of applications in containers (from GUI apps to web browsers), pushing Docker’s limits. Jessie contributed to Docker’s security features (like seccomp profiles) and created popular Docker-related open-source tools (e.g., dockerfiles for various apps, and ironcli for container automation). She has spoken at DockerCon and written extensively about container internals on her blog. While at Microsoft, Ahmet created Docker integration for Azure and authored the Docker Registry UI (Dockyard) project.
Sebastiaan’s contributions span from Docker Engine features and CLI improvements to documentation and community engagement on forums. Working first as an independent volunteer and later officially at Docker/Mirantis, he has remained dedicated to Docker upstream development. Docker experts must implement security measures to protect containers from potential threats.
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Later at Google, he worked on the Google Container Registry and Cloud Run, bringing his Docker expertise into serverless containers. Ahmet was one of the early Docker Captains, known for writing blog posts that dive into Docker’s architecture and for publishing handy tools like docker-openssh. His work demonstrated how Docker could be used to simplify deploying and scaling code (serverless functions) anywhere, and OpenFaaS became widely popular in the Docker community.
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