Senior Software Engineering Manager – Networking

How you will make an impact:

• Lead and develop a software engineering team, fostering trust, accountability, and collaboration.
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineers to build technical and leadership capability across the organisation.
• Translate product and engineering priorities into clear plans, ownership models, commitments, and delivery outcomes.
• Identify and communicate delivery risks and dependencies, driving decisions that maintain project momentum.
• Collaborate with Product Line Management, QA, and engineering teams to align priorities and resolve issues.
• Lead design reviews, evaluate technical proposals, and facilitate resolution of technical disagreements.
• Drive continuous improvement in software engineering practices, product quality, performance, scalability, availability, and maintainability.

The must haves:

• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in software development within networking, telecommunications, or another technically complex domain.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience working across Product Management, QA, and engineering organisations, including alignment of priorities and resolution of disagreements.
• People-management experience including hiring, performance management, coaching, and development.
• Track record of building capable, healthy, and high-performing engineering teams.
• Evidence of delivering complex software through others while managing priorities, dependencies, and risks.
• Application of technical depth to engineering discussions and communication with engineers, architects, and customers.

Nice to haves:

• Experience: Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Experience: Experience with open-source software development.
• Experience: Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Knowledge of network routers, switches, or routing protocols including OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN, and BGP.
• Experience: Experience developing carrier-grade or high-availability networking software.
• Application of modern software engineering practices including automated unit testing, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience working directly with customers or participating in customer-facing technical discussions.