Technical Lead ( Telecom Experience)

Aeris; Gurugram District, Dadri; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aeris is seeking a technical leader to drive the development of a cloud-based 5G SA core network from Gurgaon/Noida, with hybrid in-office work. You will design, implement, and oversee network components while coordinating with architects and product managers in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates combine hands-on coding with deep telecom domain knowledge, and can mentor a team while delivering secure, observable software at scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive telecom domain experience with 3GPP Rel 15+.
• Hands-on with 5G SA core concepts and networking.
• Proven ability to lead design and deliver complex cloud-native services.

Responsibilities

• Solve business problems by researching solutions and developing products.
• Groom backlog with product managers, engineers and architects.
• Ensure architectural alignment with security, observability and economics.
• Leverage cellular expertise to build a cutting-edge Core SaaS product.
• Create and maintain detailed technical designs and documentation.
• Implement network components using Java and related tools.
• Plan delivery schedules and manage timelines.
• Mentor and oversee daily activities of development staff.
• Address complex technical challenges and optimize performance.
• Adopt AI-powered tools to improve development processes.

Skills

GenAI coding

Git versioning

Critical thinking

Communication

Programming languages

Database knowledge

Cloud platforms

Spring Boot

C/C++

Education

BS in CS

Tools

pcap

Wireshark

tcpdump

MySQL

Oracle

Cassandra

Redis

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Aeris is the secure connectivity platform for Physical AI and intelligent IoT devices. It caters to connected cars, drones, autonomous mobility, robotics, utilities, energy, fleet management, logistics, medical devices, and manufacturing. Aeris serves over 7,000 enterprise customers and connects more than 115 million devices worldwide, including 41 million connected vehicles, supported by an ecosystem of 30+ mobile network operators. Enterprises rely on Aeris for the borderless connectivity, embedded security, observability, and proven scale that mission critical Physical AI programs demand.

Location

• Aeris Office, Gurgaon, India
• Aeris Office, Noida, India
• Hybrid 3d/wk in office

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 Cellular 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.

Mandatory Telecom domain experience

• 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

Must have skills:

• AI-powered coding assistants and effective prompt engineering, and use GenAI for technical research and documentation.
• 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
• Hands‑on development experience in any programming language -- Java, Go, C++, Python, anything. We care that you write real code, not which language you use
• Database (MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Redis (at least one)
• Public cloud services: GCP, AWS or Azure
• Spring Boot
• C/C++

Education

BS or higher degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Our Process

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.