At Infoblox, every breakthrough begins with a bold “what if.”
What if your ideas could ignite global innovation?
What if your curiosity could redefine the future?
We invite you to step into the next exciting chapter of your career journey. Bring your creativity, drive, your daring spirit, and feel what it’s like to thrive on a team big enough to make an impact, yet small enough to make a difference. Our cloud-first networking and security solutions already protect 70% of the Fortune 500, and we’re looking for creative thinkers ready to push that influence even further. Join us and discover how far your bold “what if” can take the world, your community, and your career.
Here, how we empower our people is extraordinary: Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2025, Great Place to Work-Certified in five countries, and Cigna Healthy Workforce honors three years running — and what we build is world-class: recognized as CybersecAsia’s Best in Critical Infrastructure 2024 — evidence that when first-class technology meets empowered talent, remarkable careers take shape. So, what if the next big idea, and the next great career story, comes from you? Become the force that turns every “what if” into “what’s next”.
In a world where you can be anything, Be Infoblox.
Manager, Software Engineering
We are seeking an exceptional Manager, Software Engineering to lead our NIOS Platform team in Burnaby, Canada, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering. This pivotal role blends hands-on technical leadership, people management, and strategic vision to drive the development and maintenance of the NIOS DDI platform. You will guide a team of talented engineers in building robust applications and innovative features that power Infoblox’s core DDI solutions.
As the leader of this team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality features, ensuring platform stability, and addressing customer issues with precision and urgency. Your role will involve fostering collaboration, mentoring engineers, and aligning technical priorities with business objectives. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by shaping the future of NIOS and driving excellence across our platform.
Be a Contributor — What You’ll Do
- Provide technical direction and prioritization to a team of developers and leads.
- Design and develop applications and features for NIOS DDI platform.
- Works closely with teams to maintain customer satisfaction, demonstrating commitment through timely support and on-call readiness.
- Deliver high-quality software solutions from concept to release
- Drive all phases of development, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, and release
- Mentor and grow junior engineers while monitoring daily tasks and initiatives
- Manage customer issues, escalations, and SLA commitments
- Partner with cross-functional Product and Engineering and Customer support teams
- Ensure compliance with quality standards and best practices
- Work with technologies including Linux, C and Python. Golang, CubeJS, with Angular as a good-to-have skill.
- Manage development and maintenance of X86 or ARM based appliances.
Be Prepared — What You Bring
- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- Strong programming skills in at least one of the following: Linux, C, Python and Java
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Linux internals, and kernel networking stacks.
- Hands-on experience with high availability and in-service software upgrade
- Create detailed design documents and comprehensive test plans
- 4-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
Be Successful — Your Path
First 90 Days: In your first 90 days, immerse yourself in Infoblox’s culture and values while building strong relationships through Blox Buddies. Map critical systems and workflows, earn trust with your team and stakeholders, and set clear short- and long-term goals.
Six Months: Strengthen your technical foundation by mastering NIOS and vNIOS platforms. Listen, learn, and lay the groundwork for lasting success. By the six-month mark, shift your focus toward strategic alignment. Develop a clear understanding of Infoblox’s AI vision and roadmap and identify where your team can make the most impactful contributions. Start influencing technical direction and aligning priorities with organizational goals. This phase is about connecting the dots between your team’s capabilities and the company’s future, ensuring that every effort moves us closer to our AI-driven vision.
One Year: After one year, you will be a cornerstone of technical leadership within the core AI team. Your role will expand to defining, designing, delivering, and maintaining innovative AI agentic products and features that set Infoblox apart. Beyond technical excellence, you’ll foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, empowering your team to push boundaries and deliver transformative solutions. This is where your leadership truly shapes the future.
Belong— Your Community
Our culture thrives on inclusion, rewarding the bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity that move us forward. In a community where every voice counts, continuous learning is the norm. So, whether you code, create, sell, or care for customers, you’ll grow and belong here.
Be Rewarded — Benefits That Help You Grow, Thrive, Belong
- Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options
- Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops
- Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy that keeps collaboration healthy
- Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks (and the occasional cupcake), plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations
- Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match
- We practice pay transparency and reward performance. Offers reflect role location, internal equity, experience, skills, education, and certifications. Base salary for this position: $135,600 - $185,800 plus bonus
Ready to Be the Difference?
Infoblox is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- Strong programming skills in at least one of the following: Linux, C, Python and Java
- Excellent knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Linux internals, and kernel networking stacks
- 4-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Infoblox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Infoblox and has not been reviewed or approved by Infoblox.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company materials emphasize health and insurance for employees and families, mental-wellbeing resources, wellness programs, ERGs, and community/connection perks. Office amenities such as free lunches on collaboration days, massages, snacks, fitness centers, and EV charging are highlighted in key sites.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described to include “unlimited” PTO in the U.S., a year-end shutdown, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time annually. These elements indicate breadth in paid time away offerings.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales compensation is presented with six-figure bases and tiered OTEs, indicating strong upside when targets are met. Public sales community data signals competitive OTEs for roles like sales engineers and AEs when attainment is achieved.
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What We Do
Infoblox unites networking and security to deliver unmatched performance and protection for a world that never stops. By providing real-time visibility and control over who and what connects to the network, we use intelligent DNS and user context to stop threats other solutions will miss, enabling organizations to build safer, more resilient environments. We’re continually supporting more than 13,000 customers—including 92 of Fortune 100 companies, as well as emerging innovators—by building the brightest, most diverse teams and by thoughtfully engineering intelligent networking and security solutions for an increasingly distributed world.
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