CareerPlan

Manager, Software Engineering - Cumulus Linux

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$224k–$357k2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a software development team to define and implement core infrastructure services, reliability, availability, and serviceability features for Cumulus Linux, a Debian-based Network Operating System powering data centers for AI and high-performance computing.

Role type

Senior IC manager (software engineering)

Builds

Cumulus Linux operating system telemetry and infrastructure features

Domain

Data center networking / Linux systems

Required skills

Linux systems leadership, data center networking technologies, people management, C programming, Python programming, Linux OS feature development, data modeling, OpenConfig, streaming telemetry protocols (gNMI), embedded software on network switches, Ethernet interface bring-up and troubleshooting, datacenter protocols

Preferred skills

Linux kernel networking, system bring-up and debug lab work

Responsibilities

Lead team development and delivery of Cumulus Linux OS telemetry and infrastructure features, partner with engineering teams to improve systems security, performance and reliability, develop and debug C and Python code for system monitoring and reliability, collaborate on E2E integration of systems infrastructure features, work with project management for effort estimation and planning, expand the team through recruiting and onboarding, help engineers develop careers, work with upstream communities and supervise technology trends, guide problem solving and proactive prevention

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC