DevOps
Docker
Docker & Container Engineering, On Demand.
Production-grade container engineering without the hiring overhead. Our Docker engineers containerize applications, optimize image pipelines, and build reproducible development environments that eliminate "works on my machine" forever. We serve engineering teams across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands, with 4–6 hours of daily timezone overlap and GDPR-compliant container infrastructure for regulated workloads.
Use Cases
What we build with Docker.
Application Containerization
Migrate legacy applications to Docker with minimal downtime and zero behavior changes. We analyze runtime dependencies, design layered images, and build health checks that orchestrators can rely on. Executed for monolithic Java applications at financial institutions in Frankfurt and PHP platforms serving millions of users across the US East Coast.
Local Development Environments
Docker Compose stacks that replicate your entire production topology on a laptop — databases, caches, message queues, and service dependencies all running with hot-reload. New developers go from git clone to running application in under 5 minutes. Built for distributed teams across Berlin, Amsterdam, and San Francisco who needed identical environments everywhere.
CI/CD Build Pipelines
Multi-stage Docker builds that produce minimal production images while caching intermediate layers for fast rebuilds. Integrated with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins for automated image building, vulnerability scanning, and registry pushes on every merge. Reduced build times 70% for a machine learning platform in Stockholm processing 200+ daily deployments.
Microservices Packaging
Standardized Dockerfiles and base images across dozens of microservices with shared security patches, consistent logging, and unified health check endpoints. Service catalogs where every team ships containers that meet organizational standards without custom tooling. Deployed for e-commerce platforms in the Netherlands running 40+ services in production.
Private Registry Management
Self-hosted registries on Harbor or cloud-native registries on ECR, GCR, and ACR with vulnerability scanning, image signing, and retention policies. Geo-replicated registries that serve images from the nearest region for fast pulls during deployments. Built for enterprises in the EU requiring container images to remain within European data centers.
Database & Stateful Service Containers
Containerized PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Kafka with proper volume management, backup strategies, and migration tooling. Development-parity containers that match production configurations exactly, including version, extensions, and tuning parameters. Used by healthtech startups in the US and fintech teams in London needing reproducible data layers.
Expertise
How we work with Docker.
Multi-Stage Builds & Image Optimization
We write multi-stage Dockerfiles that separate build dependencies from runtime, producing images 80–90% smaller than naive builds. Distroless and Alpine-based final stages, layer ordering for cache efficiency, and BuildKit features like mount caches for package managers. Every image ships with a documented size budget and scan report.
Docker Compose & Service Orchestration
Complex Compose configurations with dependency ordering, health-check-based startup, shared networks, and volume management for stateful services. Override files for environment-specific configuration and profiles for optional services. We design stacks that mirror production topology while remaining fast to start on developer machines.
Registry Operations & Supply Chain Security
Harbor, ECR, GCR, and ACR registry management with automated vulnerability scanning via Trivy or Snyk, image signing with Cosign and Notary, and SBOM generation. Retention policies that keep registries lean, geo-replication for multi-region deployments, and pull-through caches that reduce external dependencies.
Networking & Storage
Custom bridge networks, overlay networks for Swarm, and host networking for performance-critical containers. Volume drivers for NFS, EBS, and cloud-native persistent storage. We configure DNS resolution, inter-container TLS, and port mapping strategies that work consistently across development, CI, and production environments.
Security Hardening
Non-root containers, read-only filesystems, capability dropping, and seccomp profiles that minimize the attack surface. Image scanning integrated into CI gates that block deployment of images with critical CVEs. AppArmor and SELinux profiles for host-level containment, plus secret injection via Docker secrets or external vault integrations.
Why us
Why TBI for Docker.
Shipping Containers from Day One
Our Docker engineers have containerized applications across every major runtime — Node.js, Python, Java, Go, .NET, and Rust. They know the common pitfalls: bloated images, leaked build secrets, broken caches, and permission issues. No learning curve on your project.
AI-Augmented Container Engineering
Every engineer uses AI-native workflows — Cursor, Copilot, and custom LLM tools — to generate optimized Dockerfiles, debug build failures, and write Compose configurations. This accelerates containerization projects and catches misconfigurations like exposed secrets or unnecessary layers before they reach your registry.
US & EU Timezone Overlap
Our engineers maintain 4–6 hours of daily overlap with both US Eastern and Central European timezones. Morning debugging sessions with your Portland team or afternoon Compose reviews with your Hamburg developers — we're online when you need us.
GDPR-Compliant Container Infrastructure
For European clients, we ensure container images are stored in EU-hosted registries, base images are sourced from auditable origins, and no sensitive data is baked into image layers. Data Processing Agreements and privacy-by-design container patterns are standard in our delivery workflow.
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FAQ
Common questions.
How much does it cost to hire a dedicated Docker engineer offshore?
Our Docker and container engineers start at $5,000/month for a full-time dedicated engineer. Senior engineers specializing in container security, registry operations, and multi-service architectures range from $6,500–$9,000/month. This includes integration with your CI/CD tools, daily standups, and monthly scaling flexibility. Compared to a US-based DevOps engineer at $160,000–$200,000/year, you're saving 60–70% with equal output quality.
How fast can a Docker engineer be onboarded to my project?
Most engineers are productive within 2–3 days. Before onboarding, we match engineers to your stack — language runtimes, base image preferences, registry provider, CI platform, and orchestration layer. They arrive having reviewed your Dockerfiles and Compose setup, so the first improvements (image size reduction, build caching, security fixes) typically ship within the first week.
How do your engineers handle multi-stage builds and image size optimization?
We treat image size as a first-class metric. Every Dockerfile uses multi-stage builds to separate build-time dependencies from runtime. Final stages use distroless or Alpine base images, layers are ordered for maximum cache reuse, and BuildKit mount caches eliminate redundant package downloads. We've reduced Node.js images from 1.2GB to under 80MB and Java images from 900MB to 120MB without functionality loss.
Are your container processes GDPR-compliant for European clients?
Yes. We sign Data Processing Agreements with all European clients. Container images are stored in EU-region registries (ECR eu-central-1, GCR europe-west1, or self-hosted Harbor in EU data centers). We ensure no PII or credentials are embedded in image layers, implement secret injection at runtime via vault integrations, and maintain auditable build provenance for regulatory requirements.
What timezone overlap do your engineers have with US and European teams?
Our engineering team is based in India (IST, UTC+5:30), providing 4–6 hours of overlap with Central European Time and 3–4 hours with US Eastern Time. We schedule container migration work and deployment windows during overlapping hours for real-time collaboration. For urgent build failures or registry incidents, our engineers flex their schedules to provide immediate support.
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