2 days ago
Base Salary
$187k - $268k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define, architect, design, and deliver new software features and solutions for the Nexus switching platform.
- Develop, debug, test, troubleshoot, and maintain software using C, C++, and Python.
- Develop and integrate SDKs for NPU, DPU, and networking ASIC platforms, including debugging and optimization.
- Work with L2/L3, ACL, QoS, packet forwarding, CPU packet paths, and embedded router/switch software.
- Write clean code and unit tests, apply secure coding principles, and account for feature threat models.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues, participate in on-call rotations, lead postmortems, and write root cause analyses.
- Act as a resource for less-experienced colleagues and lead small-to-medium features or projects.
- Coordinate project timelines, specifications, remediation plans, and delivery communications with stakeholders.
- Advocate for product features, track adoption and success metrics, and collaborate across functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of related experience, or a master’s degree plus 8 years, or a PhD plus 6 years.
- Experience programming in C and/or C++ and Python.
- Embedded and/or router/switch software development experience.
- Experience debugging with tools such as GBD.
- Experience with SDLC, L2/L3, ACL, QoS, packet forwarding or CPU packet paths, and SDK development on NPU, DPU, or networking ASICs.
- Experience with traffic-generator tools such as IXIA and Spirent.
- SDK integration, debugging, and optimization experience is highly desirable.
- Practical experience developing, deploying, and troubleshooting network processors and/or packet-forwarding ASICs.
- Experience fostering collaboration across diverse, cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- U.S. and Canada starting salary range is $186,900.00 to $267,700.00, excluding incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with Cisco matching, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and basic life insurance, subject to eligibility.
- Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock units and annual bonuses subject to company policies.
- Paid time off includes holidays, floating holidays, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, wellness days, vacation or flexible vacation, sick time, and additional family emergency leave, subject to applicable policies.
- Employees may receive up to 10 paid volunteer days per calendar year.
- The application window is expected to close on 10/30/2026.
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.