Manager - Network API & Observability
Core
Build and lead a new India-based engineering team to develop Network APIs and Network Telemetry systems for internal operators, customers, and AI agents.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Player-coach)
Builds
Network API and telemetry services, streaming data pipelines, and observability platforms
Domain
Network infrastructure, Data Center, Observability
Required skills
Network software systems, Network observability/telemetry, Network protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), Streaming telemetry (gNMI, NetFlow), Observability stack (Kafka, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry), Python/Java, API design at scale, Program management
Preferred skills
Telecom/service provider platforms, CMDB/DCIM, AI-native development (LLM, MCP, RAG), Vendor resource management, Scaling new engineering sites
Technologies
Kafka, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Loki, Python, Java, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, SNMP, gNMI, NetFlow, IPFIX
Responsibilities
Hire, onboard, and retain engineers; Own end-to-end delivery of API and telemetry projects; Drive architecture and design reviews for network platforms; Own production health, SLOs, and incident response; Partner with global stakeholders to translate requirements into roadmaps; Develop and communicate team roadmap and strategic priorities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leadership
