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Sr Manager - Network Ecosystem 10+ Yrs

Wifi Dabba

Wifi Dabba

Posted 6+ months ago

Sr Manager - Network Ecosystem 10+ Yrs

#ISP #NetworkRollout #PartnerManagement
Full-time role at our Bangalore office

About Us

We enable humans & machines with internet connectivity at a price that they can afford.
The inspiration for Wifi Dabba came from the founders working together for the last decade in the mobile application industry and realising the biggest reason for user churn being access to cheap and affordable internet access. From having worked on ground onboarding users and facing poor connectivity issues all the time, we took it on ourselves to fix the internet access problem for the common citizen.
At Wifi Dabba (YC W17), we are building a low cost, scalable & distributed Wi-Fi infrastructure to connect next billion users online. We do this by deploying a grid of lasers (Free Space Optics) over the cities & town and bring cheap and fast internet for everyone. We enable anyone to buy 1 gig of data access at a time at a price they can afford. Sachetization of internet access is the foundation to rebuilding internet for all. We do this by leveraging crypto and blockchain to truly make internet infrastructure ownership distributed — our vision is to be connectivity layer for the Web3 world.

Why work with us?

You will get the chance to be an early team member at a fast-growth YC startup.
You get to define the future of telecom infrastructure ownership and operations.
We’re a tight-knit team where you'll learn a ton and have ownership.
Opportunity to build for the next billion users.

Apply

If you or someone you know is interested, please send us your resume and any additional info (live projects, portfolio, github) to founders(at)wifidabba.com with a side note about your interests and aspirations.
If you refer us someone we hire — we’ll get you Wifi Dabba hotspot miner for no cost that will mine crypto for you.

Requirements

Experience in telecom infrastructure rollout for Bangalore markets
Experience in LCO/ISP/TSP relations & management
Experience in leading a motivated team of Field Engineers
Experience in managing RoW & government relations
Experience in working with passive infra providers
Core understanding & execution capabilities of NOC, DC & CDNs
Be a technical expert on integrating Wi-Fi network solutions, DabbaOS software and WifiDabba’s core features with ISPs' infrastructure
Deep hands-on experience of Linux/UNIX systems, Internet protocol stack, system administration, deployment automation.
Manage the technical relationship with the ISP partners, provide technical support and handle service outages
Good understanding on core networking (Layers 1-3)
Sharp and tenacious troubleshooting skills: you can fix anything
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience in communicating with technical and business audiences.

Bonus points

Entrepreneurial mindset (we encourage all employees to be future founders and this can be a great stepping stone towards that)
Customer-centric and passionate about working in a small & focused team
Previous experience building/working in telecom software or infrastructure
Previous experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup

Interview process

Three rounds
Round 1: 45 mins video call with one of our engineering team member to discuss the opportunity & figure out mutual interest & compatibility.
Round 2: In person interview in our Bangalore office. 3-4 hours. We would expect you work on a small problem statement to help us analysis your networking, analytical & logical skills and approach. We could also ask you to run us through some of your recent project that you are proud of executing.
Round 3: 30-60 min call/in person with founder(s) to jointly define your career roadmap at Wifi Dabba.

Compensation

We offer competitive market salary, health insurance & other benefits.