1 day ago
San Jose, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$112k - $203k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded software, firmware, and low-level platform features.
- Build device drivers, kernel components, and hardware-software interfaces for connected systems.
- Develop system-level test automation and diagnostic tools using Python and automation pipelines.
- Diagnose platform-level issues, optimize memory and CPU performance, and support production triage.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and deliver software across the full development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Master’s degree with 0 years of work experience, bachelor’s degree with 2 years, an associate’s/apprenticeship/boot camp/certification pathway with 3 years, or high school diploma/equivalent with 4 years, in a relevant technical field.
- Strong proficiency in C or C++ systems programming and practical experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or POSIX-compliant environments.
- Understanding of operating systems, multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and low-level hardware-software interfaces.
- Familiarity with Linux software workflows, GDB, Valgrind, and Git.
- Preferred experience with device drivers, kernel modules, BSPs, U-Boot, UEFI, networking protocols, Python or Bash automation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, hardware bring-up, HIL validation, and lab instrumentation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching; parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance.
- Potential eligibility for Cisco restricted stock units and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
- Paid holidays, floating holiday, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, wellness days, vacation or flexible vacation, sick time, family emergency leave, and volunteer days.
- Full-time employment in the United States; compensation varies by hiring location and market.
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.