Development Manager

About the job

We are seeking Development Managers to lead the design, development, and delivery of telecom-grade products in the areas of Lawful Intercept (LI), Location Based Services (LBS), and high-performance network probes. These products operate under strict regulatory requirements, handle very high traffic and data volumes, and demand high availability, low latency, and absolute data correctness. The role requires a strong balance of technical depth, architectural thinking, and team leadership, with active ownership of product quality and delivery. Key Responsibilities: 1. Technical & Architectural Leadership: - Own the technical direction and architecture of LI, LBS, and Probe products. - Drive design decisions for high-performance, scalable, and highly available systems. - Review and approve low-level and high-level designs, ensuring long-term maintainability. 2. Product Development Ownership: - Lead end-to-end development of telecom products handling massive traffic and data volumes. - Ensure correct implementation of protocol handling, data mediation, transformation, and storage. - Maintain compliance with telecom standards, regulatory requirements, and customer SLAs. 3. Team Leadership & Execution: - Lead and mentor multi-skilled development teams (backend, system, and integration engineers). - Allocate work, track execution, and ensure predictable and high-quality deliveries. - Enforce engineering best practices including code reviews, design reviews, and documentation. 4. Performance, Scalability & Reliability: - Ensure systems are designed and tested for high throughput, low latency, and zero/minimal data loss. - Drive focus on performance optimization, database scalability, and efficient resource usage. - Own production stability, root cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions. 5. Cross-Functional Collaboration: - Work closely with QA, System Engineering, DevOps, and Operations teams to ensure production readiness. - Collaborate with Product Management and Leadership on roadmap planning and prioritization. - Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer escalations and critical issues. 6. Regulatory & Customer-Facing Responsibilities: - Ensure LI and LBS implementations meet lawful interception and regulatory compliance requirements. - Support customer discussions, audits, and technical workshops when required. - Translate regulatory or customer requirements into clear technical execution plans. 7. Process & Continuous Improvement: - Drive Agile development practices with a strong focus on engineering discipline. - Improve development processes, tooling, and automation to increase team productivity. - Identify technical risks early and proactively mitigate them. Mandatory Requirements: - Experience: - 10–16 years of software development experience, with significant exposure to telecom products. - Prior experience in a technical leadership or development management role. - Telecom Domain Expertise: - Strong experience with telecom systems, preferably in LI, LBS, probes, mediation, or monitoring platforms. - Deep understanding of high-throughput, real-time data processing systems. - Technical Background: - Strong hands-on background in system-level or backend development (C/C++, Python, or similar). - Solid understanding of databases, performance tuning, and high availability architectures. - System Design & Scalability: - Proven experience designing and scaling large, distributed, high-performance systems. - Linux & Production Systems: - Strong experience with Linux-based production environments and troubleshooting live systems. On-site Requirement: - Must be based in or willing to relocate to Navi Mumbai and work on-site.