Senior Manager Software Engineering

Cohesity, Inc.; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking an Engineering Manager for R&D to lead teams tackling massively parallel and distributed systems. You will inspire, mentor, and build a product-ready software stack that secures and manages enterprise data across on-prem, cloud, and edge environments.

You will own end-to-end delivery, drive architecture decisions, and partner with product, program management, sales, QA, and support to execute the roadmap.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or a relevant field.
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of building or leading high-performance teams.
• Knowledge of agile/scrum methodologies.
• Experience with highly scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Inspire, motivate, lead and manage a team of developers that design and develop products.
• Own the product end to end from requirements to deployment.
• Drive thought leadership, innovation and high-quality software development.
• Mentor and grow leaders within the team.

Skills

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Coding & design

Communication

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

AI SDLC

Data management

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Job description

About Cohesity

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on‑premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design, and our culture.

Role Overview

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager for our R&D You would lead teams that work on a wide range of interesting and difficult problems and design and build massively parallel and distributed systems and architecture. You will inspire, lead and manage a team of world—class software engineers transforming how enterprise customers manage their data. This role requires an energetic, creative, and driven individual with excellent communication, organization, and technical skills to partner with various organizations.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving some of our most strategic technical projects, delivering large‑scale systems, designing new software systems at the cutting edge of distributed systems technologies, and having a significant impact on the success of Cohesity.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspire, motivate, lead and manage a team of world‑class developers that design and develop innovative products for our on‑prem as well as SaaS offerings.
• Own the product end to end, from working on product requirements with internal stakeholders to build, test and deploy.
• Drive thought leadership and innovation and accelerate high‑quality software development.
• Mentor, lead and grow leaders in the team.
• Set clear goals and lead collaborative achievements.
• Work closely with various stakeholders within Cohesity like product management, program management, sales, QA, and support teams to deliver high‑quality products and drive the product vision and roadmap.
• Understand market dynamics to drive product direction and execution for the team.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or a relevant technical field
• 10+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience in planning, architecting, and delivering high‑quality products.
• 5+ years of building, managing or leading high‑performance development teams.
• Knowledge of agile/scrum methodologies.
• Previous experience building highly scalable distributed systems
• Hands‑on in Coding & Design skills
• Must have: Domain expertise in relevant areas such as Distributed systems, Platform, Storage, Data Management products, Data pipelines/ETL, Virtualization, Kubernetes, AI SDLC
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Join Us

At Cohesity, we move fast, think big and act with purpose. As cyberthreats rise, our mission is to protect, secure, and unlock insights from the world’s data. We operate as One Team—driven by bold innovation, speed, and a culture of belonging, accountability, and impact.

At Cohesity, we foster a culture of excellence and innovation, valuing collaboration across the globe. United as one team, we set high standards and pursue ambitious goals, always looking ahead. Cohesity is a place where—regardless of background or identity—every voice matters, every identity is celebrated, and collaboration fuels our innovation. Together, we’re building a workplace where each voice contributes to our success, shaping a future where every employee feels seen, supported, connected, and proud.