Engineering Manager - Packet Processing

Engineering Team Lead - Berlin, Germany - Remote

Your role

Are you experienced in leading engineering teams working on cloud-native networking systems? Do you understand how packet processing underpins scalable connectivity platforms?

At emnify, you will lead a team focused on control plane packet processing, a critical part of our platform that bridges telecom protocols and internet-based systems. This domain is central to how we enable reliable, high-performance connectivity at scale.

As part of the Engineering organization, you will take ownership of a team working on one of our most complex and performance-sensitive areas. You will guide both people and technical direction, ensuring the team delivers robust solutions while continuously improving how it operates.

The Packet Gateway environment includes:

• Go for control plane services in a cloud-native architecture
• AWS infrastructure, primarily EKS, with supporting managed services
• Distributed systems communicating via Kafka and gRPC
• Designing solutions based on networking protocols and packet processing concepts

Your impact

• Lead and develop a team of ~6 engineers, driving performance, clarity, and accountability
• Provide technical direction in control plane packet processing, ensuring sound design and maintainable systems
• Translate engineering priorities into clear plans, managing delivery, risks, and dependencies
• Work closely with adjacent teams to align on architecture, trade-offs, and system evolution
• Build a strong team environment through coaching, feedback, and structured development
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams, including ownership of team performance, delivery, and development
• Solid foundation in networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP) and telco standards in packet processing (GTP-C, GTP-U)
• Ability to work effectively with Golang-based systems, including reading and understanding production code
• Clear and effective communication, with the ability to align stakeholders, guide decisions, and drive execution

Team & structure

Our engineering team is made up of engineers primarily based in our Berlin and Würzburg offices. The team is organised into cross-functional squads aligned to product domains, bringing together backend, frontend, and infrastructure expertise.

Business impact

Engineering builds and scales the platform that powers global IoT connectivity. Their work enables customers across industries from aviation and robotics to smart cities and beyond to connect, manage, and scale their devices reliably, while driving emnify’s growth and product innovation.

What you’ll work on

You’ll tackle complex technical challenges across distributed systems, connectivity, and APIs - building scalable solutions and shipping features that have real-world impact at global scale.

Time to recharge

Enjoy a generous time-off policy starting at 30 days location-based to recharge and focus on what matters most.

Learning support

Ongoing professional development opportunities through access to courses, certifications, or conferences.

When you apply for a role at emnify, we'll focus on your skills and what you can bring to the table, regardless of your nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. If you have a disability, chronic illness, or are neurodiverse, please let us know so we can provide the support you need throughout the application process.