Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager
- Sustaining Engineering - Hyderabad, India
About Nasuni
Nasuni is a profitable, growing SaaS data infrastructure company reinventing enterprise file storage and data management in an AI-driven world. We power the data infrastructure of the world's most innovative enterprises. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, our engineers aren't working behind the scenes — they're building what's next with AI. Our platform lets businesses seamlessly store, access, protect, and unlock AI-driven insights from exploding volumes of unstructured file data. As an engineer here, you'll help build AI-powered infrastructure trusted by 900+ global customers, including Dow, Mattel, and Autodesk.

Nasuni is headquartered in Boston, USA with offices in Cork-Ireland, London-UK and we are starting an India Innovation Center in Hyderabad India to leverage exuberant IT talent available in India. The company's recent Annual Revenue at $160M and is growing at 25% CAGR.

We have a hybrid work culture. 3 days a week working from the Hyderabad office during core working hours and 2 days working from home.

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Manager of Sustaining Software Engineering to lead our Hyderabad-based sustaining engineering team. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for guiding a team of senior/principal engineers who own customer escalations, develop enterprise-grade tooling, and ensure the serviceability and reliability of Nasuni's enterprise file data platform.

As the Sustaining Engineering Manager, you will…

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of sustaining engineers in Hyderabad.
• Establish technical and process excellence in escalation handling and defect resolution.
• Partner with Customer Support to ensure timely resolution of P1/P2 issues.
• Guide engineers in building automation, diagnostics, and tooling that improve supportability.
• Collaborate with Core Engineering to feed insights into future product designs.
• Drive metrics-based improvements to reduce repeat escalations and MTTR.
• Represent Nasuni engineering leadership during critical and high priority escalation events.
• Represent sustaining engineering in global engineering and customer success leadership forums.

Required skills + experience we look for are…

• 8-12 years of experience in enterprise storage or infrastructure software development.
• 2+ years in engineering management, leading teams of senior/principal-level engineers.
• Strong background in C/C++, Python, and Linux systems internals.
• Expertise in debugging complex distributed/storage environments.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP networking, authentication protocols (AD/LDAP), and performance tuning.
• Excellent leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Track record of building high-performing teams in global environments.

It's a bonus if you have…

• Experience scaling sustaining or escalation engineering teams for SaaS or hybrid-cloud products.
• Familiarity with hypervisors (ESX, Hyper-V, KVM) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Exposure to PostgreSQL, CI/CD tooling, and system packaging (rpm/yum).

Location
This position is based in Hyderabad, India, working as part of a global, follow-the-sun sustaining engineering model.

Experience

• BE/B.Tech, ME/M.Tech in computer science (or) Electronics and Communications (or) MCA
• 8 to 12 years' previous experience in the industry. At least 7+ years of experience in similar sustaining type environment.

Why Work at Nasuni – Hyderabad?
Benefits
As part of our commitment to your well-being and growth, Nasuni offers
competitive benefits
designed to support every stage of your life and career:

• Competitive compensation programs
• Flexible time off and leave policies
• Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Employee referral and recognition programs
• Professional development and learning support
• Inclusive, collaborative team culture
• Modern office spaces with team events and perks
• Retirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations

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