Engineering Manager, Flash Blade - Everpure

Polluxa, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. in Bengaluru, India, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on observability software. You will shape the direction of the product, provide technical leadership, and ensure high-quality, reliable software for customers.

The role requires strong hands-on leadership, experience across distributed systems, and the ability to coordinate with product and cross-functional partners across global R&D, ensuring alignment with business value.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of combined experience as a software developer and manager.
• 3+ years of technical management experience while staying hands-on.
• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong exposure to distributed systems, observability/telemetry, or data platforms.
• Understanding of software architecture for scalable, reliable systems.
• Proven project management across the full SDLC with on-schedule deliveries.
• Experience building observability, telemetry, monitoring, or infrastructure platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of metrics, logs, traces and OpenTelemetry is a plus.
• Experience hiring, coaching and leading senior engineers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with clear execution and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers in Bengaluru, shaping the direction of our observability software.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Drive alignment across distributed engineering environments and processes.
• Champion company values and leadership attributes in delivery.

Skills

Observability

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Leadership

Mentoring

SDLC management

Performance & scale

Data platforms

OpenTelemetry

Team collaboration

Job description

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

In this role as an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of engineers located in Bengaluru, India. You will focus on driving and shaping the direction of our observability software and enabling product engineers to deliver high-quality, reliable software to our customers. You will provide technical leadership and direction, mentor engineers on your team, and collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. The successful candidate must understand the dynamics of global R&D, possess deep knowledge of local culture, and have the ability to champion Pure values and leadership attributes. This role requires the ability to lead and influence multiple stakeholders across cross-functional teams and drive alignment across complex, distributed engineering environments. The team will help build and evolve observability capabilities that provide actionable insights into the health, performance, capacity, and reliability of Pure's products and infrastructure.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• 12+ years of combined experience as a software developer and manager
• 3+ years of technical management experience while staying hands-on
• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Strong exposure to one or more of the following areas: distributed systems, systems programming, observability/telemetry, data platforms, or solving problems at scale
• Strong understanding of software and systems architecture, including how distributed components interact and how to design for scalability, reliability, and performance
• Proven expertise in managing projects throughout the entire SDLC, delivering products to market on schedule, and establishing effective feedback loops from customers into product and engineering
• Experience building or managing observability, telemetry, monitoring, analytics, or infrastructure platforms is a strong plus
• Understanding of technologies and concepts such as metrics, logs, traces, OpenTelemetry, distributed telemetry pipelines, time-series data, and large-scale data processing is a plus
• Experience hiring, coaching, developing, and leading teams with senior and highly experienced engineers
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining clarity on execution and outcomes
• Strong business and customer focus, with the ability to connect technical investments to customer and business value