Software Engineering Manager - Kubernetes Load Balancer - Isovalent

Posted:
4/29/2026, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Brussels-Capital, Belgium ⋅ England, United Kingdom ⋅ Budapest, Hungary ⋅ Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium ⋅ Paris, Ile-de-France, France ⋅ Stockholm, Sweden ⋅ Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark ⋅ Rome, Lazio, Italy ⋅ Zurich, Switzerland ⋅ Leinster, Ireland ⋅ Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark ⋅ North Holland, Netherlands ⋅ Oeiras, Portugal ⋅ Bucharest, Romania ⋅ Bratislava, Region of Bratislava, Slovakia ⋅ Attica, Greece ⋅ Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain ⋅ Community of Madrid, Spain ⋅ Athens, Attica, Greece ⋅ Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands ⋅ Greater London, England, United Kingdom ⋅ Berlin, Germany ⋅ Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Lazio, Italy ⋅ Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland ⋅ Ile-de-France, France ⋅ Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ⋅ Region of Bratislava, Slovakia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Isovalent is seeking a talented and experienced Engineering Manager to lead and mentor a team of passionate engineers. The Engineering Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the development of our innovative networking for the Isovalent Kubernetes Load Balancer product. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in software engineering, excellent leadership skills, a proven track record of delivering high-quality software products and be very familiar with Load Balancing outside and inside the Kubernetes ecosystem. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Grow and mentor software engineers and technical leaders 

  • Deliver continuous feedback and performance review of engineers, with input from technical leads and senior leadership 

  • Track progress on projects, help engineers grow their project management skills 

  • Preserve the engineering culture as we scale out the team 

  • Being a role model of company culture and values 

Minimum Qualification: 

  • 5+ years of Engineering Management experience 

  • 5+ years of experience in Software Development (any language), with at least 2+ years of experience with Go 

  • 5+ years of Linux, Kubernetes and Load Balancing solutions 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Knowledge about Linux systems design, security and/or networking, Linux kernel  

  • Desire to write high quality and efficient code 

  • Experience designing and implementing APIs 

  • A public track record of open-source code commits is a plus 

 

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