2 days ago
United Kingdom (city not specified) or Galway, IrelandSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and lead the technical direction of AI-focused Webex Calling features.
- Lead system architecture and design for distributed, multi-service ecosystems and define cross-team API standards.
- Drive scaling, operational strategy, deployment pipelines, and reliability for highly available systems.
- Design or optimize CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code strategies.
- Own system design, automated testing strategies, technical debt decisions, and resolution of high-priority production issues.
- Establish team-wide practices for using LLM-based engineering tools safely for scaffolding, refactoring, and test generation.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, review complex architectures, and support onboarding and team growth.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience using Java.
- Documented experience leading high-level system architecture and design for distributed, multi-service systems.
- Experience designing, configuring, or optimizing CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes-based container orchestration, or infrastructure-as-code strategies.
- Deep expertise in advanced Java, Spring Boot, and microservices patterns such as event sourcing, CQRS, and WebSockets.
- Hands-on experience establishing automated testing strategies, including contract testing, performance/load testing, and chaos engineering.
- Experience with code architecture reviews, onboarding, and mentoring engineers.
- Preferred: bachelor’s degree or higher in an analytical subject such as Computer Science or Electronic/Software Engineering.
- Preferred: practical experience establishing team-wide practices for LLM-based engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot.
- Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs, manage technical debt, and align engineering decisions with broader product goals.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model based in Galway, with three days per week in the office from Tuesday through Thursday.
- Training and mentoring are provided to help new team members close skill gaps.
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About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.