Software Engineer Technical Leader - Embedded C, Networking(L2/L3/OSPF/Network Processor/Optical Network/SFP/QSFP - Sonic/ONIE/BMC/IPMI/ Redfish - I2C/SPI/UART/PCIe/GPIO - 13 to 18 years - Bangalore
Cisco1 day ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products.
- Design, develop, and test device drivers for FPGA and high-speed networking peripherals.
- Develop and execute software test plans and validate embedded systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and conduct board bring-up and validation.
- Drive software, hardware, and technology solutions for Cisco’s product portfolio.
- Provide complex technical consultation and guide internal and external stakeholders.
- Shape technology and industry trends for large-scale, high-bandwidth networking systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a proven track record, or a master’s degree with 12+ years of experience.
- Current experience programming in C, C++, and Python for embedded systems.
- Experience with hardware and device-driver development, Linux hardware bring-up, multithreading, event handling, and state-machine implementation.
- Hands-on experience with Sonic, ONIE, BMC, IPMI, and/or Redfish.
- Experience developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems using I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and GPIO.
- Preferred experience with GDB and KGDB kernel-debugging tools.
- Preferred experience leading board bring-up, embedded-system validation, and debugging.
- Preferred experience troubleshooting defects from kernel modules through applications and developing software from concept through delivery.
- Preferred experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review.
- Preferred AI/ML experience and knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols, network processors, optical networking, secure boot, open-source tools, CMIS, and SFP/QSFP standards.
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.