Job Locations RO-Cluj-Napoca

Req No.

2026-7920

Category

Engineering

Riverbed, the leader in AI observability, helps organizations optimize their user’s experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improves IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences.

Position: Software Engineering Manager, NPM

Location: Cluj (Hybrid)

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineering Manager to join our team. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of Engineers to design and implement new and existing features for our industry-leading NPM+ and AppResponse products.

Riverbed NPM+ is a SaaS-delivered service that collects decrypted packet data at every user and server endpoint. With this AI-driven Network Observability, Riverbed takes a revolutionary step towards faster issue detection and higher service availability.

Riverbed AppResponse offers robust network and application analytics, streamlining issue diagnosis and resolution. It integrates network forensics, application analytics, and end-user experience monitoring into one solution, deployable across enterprise networks, including on-premise, virtual, and cloud environments.

• Lead and develop a high performing team of engineers and technologists
• Plan, organize and estimate deliverables together with your team
• Track key performance metrics for delivery
• Set goals for the team and team members
• Facilitate, and when necessary, resolve technical and interpersonal discussions
• Continually improve the overall output quality of the team, through thoughtful code reviews
• Mentor team members and collaborate with them on personal and career growth
• Help set and uphold a trusting environment, with regular 1:1’s focused on feedback and recognition
• Hiring, interviewing, on-boarding new members of the team
• Collaborate with engineering, product, design, and business counterparts to build innovative solutions

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• 4+ years’ experience in managing software development teams
• 6+ years’ experience of hands-on software development, with at least 3 years’ experience with C++
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to understand, implement and improve processes
• Experience with multiple methodologies like waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban
• You’ve built large and complex projects at scale, and maintained them over many release cycles
• Able to build long term, but also able to find efficient short-term solutions
• Experience working with distributed teams in different time zones
• A product focused mindset and a get-things-done attitude
• A people-oriented management style

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience using GenAI-powered developer tools like Cursor and Copilot as part of day-to-day software development.
• Experience with system-wide performance optimizations
• Knowledge of networking stack under Linux and MacOS
• Hands-on development under Linux using containerized processes
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, or other cloud providers

Our employee benefits including flexible workplace policies, employee resource groups, learning and development resources, career progression pathways, and community engagement initiatives are some of the reasons why we have had great success in bringing in new talent. In addition, our global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees.

Benefits & Perks vary by Country.

With a 20-year history of innovation, Riverbed is agile, yet proven, and we are disrupting the market with differentiated solutions that enable our customers to deliver secure, seamless digital experiences and accelerate enterprise performance While we are a ‘customer-first’ company, we are all about our people with a shared commitment to creating a global impact. We bring our best selves to work and pursue excellence, trust, and respect for one another. We welcome and encourage transparency and open communication throughout the company. We strive to be an inclusive, fair, and enjoyable workplace for our people globally and care about their wellbeing. We are committed to our people, partners, and customers while supporting the communities where we work and live. It’s the Power of WE that binds us together.

Riverbed is an equal employment opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or child birth (including breast feeding), sexual orientation, genetics, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other basis protected by and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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