Summary
Evollabs Tech is hiring a Team Lead for its Control Plane group, developing the routing brain for a new network operating system (NOS). The role combines hands-on coding and code review with mentoring a team of 5–10 engineers, managing delivery, and setting engineering practices. The team develops routing protocols and integrates with data plane, HAL, and management plane teams for data center, telco, and multi-cloud environments. Candidates need experience in C and Linux networking software, routing protocols, distributed systems, and team leadership. The role is hybrid and based in Dubai.
The posting
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About the Role
As Team Lead of the Control Plane group, you’ll guide a team of engineers building the NOS routing brain. This is a hybrid role: you’ll still code and review protocol implementations, but you’ll also mentor engineers, manage delivery, and shape the team’s growth.
Your team will ensure that the NOS scales across data center fabrics, telco backbones, and multi-cloud environments.
What You’ll Do
Lead a team (5–10 engineers) developing control plane protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, MPLS, BFD, SNMP).
Review code, set engineering practices, and ensure protocol correctness and performance.
Coordinate with data plane, HAL, and management plane teams for seamless end-to-end integration.
Mentor engineers in protocol design, RFC interpretation, and debugging techniques.
Drive sprint planning and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
Represent the control plane team in system-level architectural reviews.
What We’re Looking For
Solid background in C/Linux networking software.
Experience leading or mentoring teams (formal lead or strong tech lead role).
Expertise in routing protocols and distributed systems design.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across hardware and software boundaries.
Passion for building teams and scaling engineering culture.
Career Opportunity
This is your chance to build and lead the control plane team of a brand-new NOS. As our engineering organization grows, you’ll evolve into a senior leadership role, guiding one of the most critical components of the system.