Technical Project Manager

Dear Connections,

ACL Digital is hiring for Software Engineer Manager- Networking Domain for Bangalore location.

Job Role - Software Engineering Manager - Networking Domain

Experience: 12+ Years

Work Location: Bengaluru

Immediate to 15 Days only.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end‑to‑end protocol development projects involving Layer‑2 and Layer‑3 networking: design, implementation, performance, reliability, and interoperability.

- Be hands‑on (when needed) in coding, code reviews, and debugging for protocol stack implementations in C/C++, Go, and/or Python.

- Define technical architecture/specifications for features such as VLANs, STP/MSTP, LACP, ARP, IPv4/IPv6, static and dynamic routing (OSPF, BGP, RIP etc.), MPLS, multicast, etc.

- Oversee integration with switching and routing hardware/software platforms, SDKs, drivers, and ensure alignment with underlying OS / kernel networking modules.

- Ensure performance, scalability, low latency, robustness, and security in routing/switching / protocol behavior.

People & Team Management:

- Build, lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers (protocol engineers, switch/routing stack developers, QA) working on Layer‑2/Layer‑3 network software.

- Define roles and responsibilities; set clear goals; conduct regular performance reviews; promote skills growth.

- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, quality, and accountability.

- Handle hiring, resourcing, handling team bottlenecks and conflicts; ensure high team morale and productivity.

Project & Program Management:

- Manage project scope, deliverables, timelines, dependency management, risk mitigation.

- Maintain visibility to senior leadership; provide status updates, escalate issues appropriately.

- Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders: product managers, systems engineering, hardware/firmware teams, QA, DevOps.

- Maintain and enforce high standards for documentation: protocol specs, design docs, test plans, decision logs.

- Stay updated on industry standards, best practices, new protocols and emerging trends in routing/switching, ASIC/hardware offload etc.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 12‑18 years of relevant experience in software development / engineering leadership in networking domain

- Demonstrable hands‑on experience with Layer‑2 and Layer‑3 protocols (e.g. STP/MSTP/VLAN/LACP, ARP, IPv4/IPv6, static routing, OSPF, BGP, multicast etc.).

- Strong coding skills in C / C++, and one or more of Go, Python. Comfortable understanding, reviewing, guiding code in these languages.

- Good knowledge of Linux networking stack, kernel modules, drivers, possibly real‑time or embedded systems if relevant.

- Experience in performance optimization, packet‑processing, measuring latency, throughput, debugging protocol interop issues.

- Proven people management experience: hiring, mentoring, setting performance goals, dealing with team dynamics.

- Strong planning, project management / program management skills. Ability to manage multiple overlapping streams.

- Excellent written & verbal communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science / Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar; higher degree is a plus.

If you are interested please help me to share your updated resume to [email protected]

Thanks & Regards

Amit Kumar