Technical Lead ( Telecom Domain + Development Experience)

Aeris; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Aeris is seeking a technical leader to drive a cloud-based 5G SA core network project from design to delivery in Gurugram. You will work with architects, product managers, and engineers to craft scalable solutions and robust APIs in a fast-paced environment.

You will mentor developers, refine requirements, and ensure security, observability, and cost-efficiency while adopting AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• 7–18 years of software engineering or telecom experience.
• Expertise in 3GPP standards, 5G SA, VoLTE, API security.
• Proficiency in Java/Go/C++ and at least one database.
• Cloud experience (GCP/AWS/Azure) and Spring Boot.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of cloud-based 5G SA core network components.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and product teams.
• Oversee daily activities of the team; mentor and review code.
• Ensure security, observability and efficient unit economics.
• Integrate AI-powered tooling into development processes.

Skills

AI-assisted coding

Java

Go

C++

Database

Git

Communication

Leadership

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

MySQL

Oracle

Cassandra

Redis

Spring Boot

Job description

For more than three decades, Aeris has been a trusted cellular IoT leader enabling the biggest IoT programs and opportunities across Automotive, Utilities and Energy, Fleet Management and Logistics, Medical Devices, and Manufacturing. Our IoT technology expertise serves a global ecosystem of 7,000 enterprise customers and 30 mobile network operator partners, and 100 million IoT devices across the world. Aeris powers today’s connected smart world with innovative technologies and borderless connectivity that simplify management, enhance security, optimize performance, and drive growth.

Technical leadership role in the development of a cloud-based 3GPP compliant 5G SA core network. Communicate daily with the architect and generate detailed technical designs and documentation. Take an active role in in developing delivery schedules. In addition to hands‑on implementation of a number of 5G SA Network Functions, oversee and support the daily activities of other developers on the team.

Key Responsibilities

Solve Business Problems:

Research solutions to solve problems and develop product

Groom Backlog:

Develop detailed requirements working peers such as Product managers, Network Engineers and Architects. Effectively transform product requirements into a solution backlog complete with definition of all required components and their interworking and acceptance criteria.

Ensure Architectural Alignment:

Work closely with team and stakeholders to review and refine system designs, ensuring the product’s security and network components are robust, well-integrated, with the right level of observability and the right unit‑economics.

Leverage Cellular Expertise:

Leverage domain expertise in Cellular networks (3GPP standards, deployment, operations) to build a cutting‑edge Celluar Core SaaS product.

Create Design & Documentation Artifacts:

Produce and maintain detailed technical designs, specifications, and documentation to guide both current development and future enhancements.

Implementation:

Directly develop and implement network components using technologies like Java,various databases, and network analysis tools (e.g., pcap, Wireshark, tcpdump).

Schedule Planning:

Actively contribute to setting and managing delivery schedules to meet launch deadlines.

Team Oversight:

Oversee and support the daily activities of other developers, including mentoring, code reviews, and troubleshooting, ensuring best practices are followed throughout the project.

Technical Troubleshooting:

Address complex technical challenges and optimize network performance.

Adoption of New Technologies:

Integrate emerging AI‑powered tools and methodologies to enhance development processes.

Must have skills:

Required (7-18 years)

• AI-powered coding assistants and effective prompt engineering, and use GenAI for technical research and documentation.
• Java/Go preferred; otherwise, hands‑on development experience in any programming language such as Java, Go, C++, or Python is acceptable. We are looking for candidates who write real production‑level code, regardless of the language.
• Database (MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Redis (at least one)
• Git source control & release compliance
• Critical thinking
• Excellent communicator: able to effectively express ideas and concepts, in both written and spoken forms. Can organize and lead internal discussions and present to customers

Mandatory Telecom domain experience

Experience in some of the 3GPP Cellular Network Standards like below:

• Familiarity with 3GPP Rel 15 and later
• 2G/3G (SS7), 4G (Diameter), 5G SA (HTTP/2)
• VoLTE
• API Development & Security
• Oath2
• PKI
• mTLS, SSL
• IP networks: packet inspection, routing, IP allocation & assignment, subnets, CIDR specification, IPV6

* Public cloud services: GCP, AWS or Azure

* Spring Boot

* C/C++

Education

BS or higher degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Aeris is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

As part of our hiring process, Aeris may conduct background checks to verify the information provided in your application and assess your suitability for the role. The scope and type of checks will comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the country where the position is based. Additional detail will be provided via the formal application process