Senior Manager Software Engineering

Cohesity; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data protection, delivering massively scalable distributed systems for on-prem and SaaS offerings. We seek an Engineering Manager for R&D to lead world‑class software engineers, own end-to-end product Delivery, and drive innovation, architecture, and execution.

You will mentor leaders, set clear goals, and collaborate with product, program, sales, QA, and support to deliver high‑quality products.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or a relevant technical field.
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of building or leading high-performance development teams.
• Knowledge of agile/scrum methodologies.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems.
• Domain expertise: Distributed systems, Platform, Storage, Data pipelines/ETL, Virtualization, Kubernetes, AI SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Inspire, motivate, lead and manage a team of world-class developers that design and develop innovative products for our on-premises 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.

Skills

Coding & design

Distributed systems

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Kubernetes

AI SDLC

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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. Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?

As 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. We are looking for experienced and innovative leaders who are up for the challenge of leading, innovating, mentoring, and driving for outcomes. We look for exceptional minds who love to go deep and do whatever it takes to solve big problems and step up to big challenges. As an engineering leader, 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.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

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.

WE'd love to talk if you have any of the following

• 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 #LI-AD1

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