Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Citrix Systems
Fort Lauderdale, United States of America
11 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Fort Lauderdale, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Client Server Models
Cloud Computing
Data as a Services
Citrix Systems
Performance Tuning
Software Engineering
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
WAN Optimization
Cypress
Citrix Netscaler

Job description

United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale 701 West Cypress Creek Road (Show on map) May 14, 2026

HDX Strategy & Architecture

  • Define and drive HDX strategy across enterprise VDI/DaaS environments
  • Architect solutions around ICA/HDX protocols (EDT, TCP, UDP optimization)
  • Design for high-definition user experience across devices and networks

Engineering Leadership

Lead teams working on:

  • HDX protocol enhancements
  • Virtual channel development
  • Client-server performance tuning
  • Mentor engineers and drive design reviews (very aligned with your leadership style)

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Networking teams (ADC / NetScaler)
  • Cloud teams (Azure, AWS DaaS)
  • Product & PM teams

Capacity Planning & Scalability

  • Forecast user load and bandwidth needs
  • Optimize server density and cost efficiency
  • Ensure consistent experience at scale

Security & Compliance

  • Ensure secure HDX transport (TLS, Secure ICA)
  • Define policies for data protection and endpoint control

Systems & Networking

  • Strong understanding of:
  • TCP/UDP, QoS, WAN optimization
  • Windows OS internals

Leadership

  • Experience managing engineering or platform teams
  • Ability to drive architecture and long-term vision

Requirements

8-15+ years in Citrix / VDI / virtualization

  • Experience designing large-scale Citrix environments
  • Certifications (nice to have):
  • Citrix CCE-V / CCP-V
  • Azure / AWS architecture certs
  • Strong debugging and performance engineering background

About the company

Cloud Software Group is one of the world's largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done - from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud. Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.

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