people · May 21, 2026
Sam Alba joins Mendral as first engineering hire alongside early Docker team members
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Sam Alba joined Mendral as the company’s first engineering hire on May 19, 2026, reuniting with Andrea Luzzardi and Olivier Gambier from the early Docker team. The move follows Alba’s previous role starting at Docker in 2014. Mendral is a YC W26 company focused on AI DevOps. Olivier Gambier, another early Docker contributor, also joined the team at the same time.
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