R&D Manager

Mavenir is building the future of networks and pioneering advanced technology focusing on the vision of a single software-based automated network that runs on any cloud. As the industrys only end-to-end cloud-native network software provider Mavenir is transforming the way the world connects accelerating software network transformation for 250 Communications Service Providers in over 120 countries which serve more than 50% of the worlds subscribers.

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

- Lead coach and develop a team of software engineers.
- Own planning and execution of R&D activities within the assigned product area.
- Ensure delivery of features fixes technical improvements and customer commitments.
- Manage priorities risks dependencies capacity and delivery milestones.
- Work closely with Product Management Architecture QA Support Program Management and Operations.
- Support technical decision-making together with architects and senior engineers.
- Drive improvements in product quality test coverage automation CI/CD and release readiness.
- Promote engineering excellence maintainability scalability security and operational stability.
- Reduce technical debt repeated defects and field issues through structured root-cause analysis.
- Support modernization toward cloud-native containerized and Kubernetes-based deployments.
- Communicate progress risks and priorities clearly to internal and senior stakeholders.
- Build team competence ownership accountability and long-term product knowledge.

Job Requirements

- Proven experience in software engineering technical leadership or R&D management.

- 3 years in a team lead or engineering manager role
- Experience leading development teams in a complex product environment.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle release management and quality processes.
- Ability to manage priorities across roadmap maintenance customer issues and technical debt.
- Strong communication skills in English. Fluent in Czech.
- Ability to work with senior technical experts as well as business stakeholders.
Requirements

- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery
- Ability to balance technical involvement with people management

Nice to Have
- Experience in the telecom or messaging domain

Accessibility

Mavenir is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you require any assistance please state in your application or contact your recruiter.

Mavenir is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes qualified applicants from around the world regardless of their ethnicity gender religion nationality age disability or other legally protected status.