Manager, Software Engineering & AI
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Job Summary
Calix is looking for accomplished Manager Software Engineering and AI. This role will oversee the engineering team responsible for building Agentic AI application for Calix enterprise users and customers. Ideal candidate will work closely with the team in making architecture decisions code reviews and occasionally stepping into development work as needed. This position requires someone who can balance people leadership with technical depth mentoring engineers while also rolling up their sleeves to solve complex problems alongside the team.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers and AI specialists fostering a
collaborative and high-performing culture.
Recruit onboard and develop engineering talent through regular 1:1s coaching
and career development planning.
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to work across
technical and non-technical teams.
Project Management
Define sprint goals project timelines and deliverables in alignment with
business priorities
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality scalable and secure AI-driven software
solutions
Track and communicate project status risks and dependencies to stakeholders
AI Application Development and Integration
Oversee the development of AI applications from concept to production
Work closely with AI/ML engineers to integrate AI models into production
systems
Ensure seamless integration of AI models with data pipelines APIs and backend
systems
Drive implementation of full-stack AI solutions that are scalable performant
and maintainable
Stay current with AI/ML advancements and identify opportunities to leverage
new technologies
Technical Excellence and Best Practices
Ensure best practices in coding testing and system design are followed across
ML pipelines and infrastructure.
Conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure robust scalable and
maintainable ML systems.
Maintain hands-on involvement in critical technical decisions and code
contributions when needed.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Software Engineering or a
related field
8-12 years of experience in software development with at least 3-5 years in a
leadership tech lead or management role
Strong hands-on coding experience with modern programming languages
(Python Java JavaScript Go or similar)
Hands-on experience building agentic AI applications using frameworks such as
LangChain LangGraph CrewAI Google ADK (Agent Development Kit) AutoGen
or similar agent orchestration platforms
Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and tools for enabling AI
agents to interact with external systems and data sources.
Understanding of agent design patterns including ReAct Chain-of-Thought
planning and reasoning architectures and multi-agent systems
Excellent communication collaboration and mentoring skills
Demonstrated ability to balance technical contribution with people
management
Preferred
Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud) and containerization
technologies (Docker Kubernetes)
Knowledge of microservices architecture and RESTful API design
Experience with DevOps principles CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
frameworks
Familiarity with natural language processing (NLP) computer vision or deep
learning applications
Location:
- India (Flexible hybrid work model - work from Bangalore office for 20 days in a quarter)
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
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