Engineering Manager - Packet Processing

Your Role

Are you experienced in leading engineering teams working on cloud-native networking systems? Do you understand how packet processing underpins scalable connectivity platforms?

At emnify, you will lead a team focused on control plane packet processing, a critical part of our platform that bridges telecom protocols and internet-based systems. This domain is central to how we enable reliable, high-performance connectivity at scale.

As part of the Engineering organization, you will take ownership of a team working on one of our most complex and performance-sensitive areas. You will guide both people and technical direction, ensuring the team delivers robust solutions while continuously improving how it operates.

The Packet Gateway environment includes:

Go for control plane services in a cloud-native architecture

AWS infrastructure, primarily EKS, with supporting managed services

Distributed systems communicating via Kafka and gRPC

Designing solutions based on networking protocols and packet processing concepts

Your Impact

Lead and develop a team of ~6 engineers, driving performance, clarity, and accountability

Provide technical direction in control plane packet processing, ensuring sound design and maintainable systems

Translate engineering priorities into clear plans, managing delivery, risks, and dependencies

Work closely with adjacent teams to align on architecture, trade-offs, and system evolution

Build a strong team environment through coaching, feedback, and structured development

Your Skills

Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams, including ownership of team performance, delivery, and development

Solid foundation in networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP) and telco standards in packet processing (GTP-C, GTP-U)

Ability to work effectively with Golang-based systems, including reading and understanding production code

Clear and effective communication, with the ability to align stakeholders, guide decisions, and drive execution