Engineering Manager – Observability
Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
Nutanix has disrupted the multi-billion-dollar virtualization market by pioneering the first con-verged compute & storage virtualization appliance that can incrementally scale out to manage petabytes of data while running tens of thousands of virtual machines. We strive to bring simplicity in data centre management and constantly challenge ourselves to make complex systems simple. We are now onto our next leg of making hybrid multi-cloud infinitely simple and cost effective.
About the Team
At Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), we are building the next-generation platform to help enter-prises model, develop, and manage applications across hybrid multi-cloud environments. The NCM–Intelligent OPS team is responsible for data ingestion, observability, capacity planning, AI-infra monitoring, Agent powered troubleshooting, robust dashboards, search, and predictive analysis capabilities. The team drives these capabilities across both infrastructure and application layers, specifically leveraging Agentic AI for proactive detection and automation. Additionally, they are dedicated to ensuring the scalability and reliability of high-performing systems within Kubernetes-based environments.
Your Role
· Team Leadership: Lead and grow a team of 6–10 engineers, balancing technical depth with management responsibilities.
· Execution & Ownership: Own technical direction and execution, translating product vision into scalable architecture and high-quality deliverables.
· Technical Excellence: Participate directly in system design reviews, coding reviews, and technical interviews.
· Process Improvement: Establish and refine engineering processes, including requirements, coding standards, and release maintenance.
· Stakeholder Partnership: Partner with Product Management to align engineering deliverables with business outcomes.
· Operational Standards: Drive operational excellence in observability, infrastructure monitoring, and application analytics.
What You Will Bring
· 9–14 years of overall experience with at least 2-4 years in an engineering management or technical leadership role.
· Strong background in backend engineering, preferably in virtualization or cloud infrastructure.
· Solid hands-on experience with distributed systems, Kubernetes, and Virtualization
· Working knowledge of virtualization platforms such as VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V
· Proven ability to guide teams working in Go, Java, python or similar systems programming languages.
· Experience building and operating software on Linux-based systems
· Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (required)
Work Arrangement
Hybrid: This role is based in Bengaluru, India. And operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the
benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. For most roles, that will
mean coming into an office a minimum 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams
may require more frequent in-office presence. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will
be provided by your manager
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Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.
Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].