Engineering Manager – Network Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Singapore, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Lead and cultivate a network engineering team in the APAC region consisting of 2–5 junior to mid-senior network engineers.

• Take ownership of regional task planning, prioritizing backlogs, overseeing change review governance, and executing tasks from start to finish.

• Spearhead the launch and implementation of new data centers and customer integrations.

• Mentor team members and develop tailored career progression plans.

• Foster a culture centered on ownership, engineering excellence, comprehensive runbook documentation, and automation driven by Git.

• Act as the regional escalation point for incidents related to the production network.

• Co-manage operational handoffs and incident coverage around the clock with EMEA and US network teams.

• Serve as the primary network authority for APAC data center operations and site expansion initiatives.

• Collaborate with global network architecture and R&D teams to adapt standards to meet APAC-specific requirements.

• Drive the delivery of regional connectivity that includes submarine cables, cross-border DCI circuits, Internet Exchanges, and transit providers.

• Oversee site initiation, Day-0 out-of-band readiness, and ensure high-throughput fabric availability.

• Manage the readiness, capacity, and availability of APAC network infrastructure.

• Design, deploy, and maintain data center fabrics and backbone infrastructure.

• Support high-performance Ethernet-based GPU cluster interconnections.

• Troubleshoot critical infrastructure issues and conduct root-cause analysis.

• Supervise the development of network automation, tooling, telemetry, and observability.

• Allocate around 50–70% of the first year to hands-on engineering tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess an expert-level background in service provider and/or data center Clos networks.

• Demonstrate expertise in BGP, IS-IS, Segment Routing (SR-MPLS / SRv6), and advanced traffic balancing techniques.

• Have in-depth knowledge of Ethernet switching, EVPN-VXLAN architectures, and Layer 3 VPNs.

• Show proven experience as a Tech Lead, Lead/Staff Engineer, or People Manager with a focus on leading mid-to-senior engineering teams.

• Familiarity with Juniper, Arista, Cisco, and NVIDIA vendor ecosystems is essential.

• Hands-on experience with GPU clusters, RoCEv2/ECN, or InfiniBand networks is advantageous.

• Understanding of public cloud networking models and SDN overlays is a plus.

• Proficiency in Python or Go for infrastructure automation and production tooling in Linux environments is beneficial.

• Must have authorization to work in the country of application and provide proof of employment eligibility.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Opportunities for career advancement and learning.

• Flexibility and ownership in your role.

• Collaborative and innovative company culture.

• Chance to contribute to significant AI projects.

• Work in an international environment with talented teams.