Cisco

Software Engineer

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2 days ago
Boston, MA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$149k - $218k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement functional and non-functional software features.
  • Build advanced product integrations and AI-native solutions across Cisco’s product portfolio.
  • Develop and operate distributed, cloud-native systems, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
  • Work across Go, Java, Node, React, and TypeScript backend and frontend technologies.
  • Collaborate with frontend and infrastructure teams to deliver solutions end to end.
  • Mentor and coach junior developers and lead by example.
  • Integrate AI capabilities into production software using an agentic-first methodology.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of relevant full-stack development experience.
  • Experience designing and operating distributed, cloud-native systems, including APIs and microservices.
  • Experience with AWS and monitoring or observability tools such as ELK, Splunk, and Datadog.
  • Experience with SQL, NoSQL, queues, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience integrating AI capabilities into production software and staying current with AI tools.
  • Experience building modern web applications and frontend architectures.
  • Preferred experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, software factories, and secure multi-tenant platforms.
  • Preferred experience leading geographically distributed full-stack engineering teams.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills and cross-functional collaboration experience.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions.
  • Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
  • Paid holidays, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, wellness days, vacation or flexible time off, and sick time.
  • Up to 10 paid volunteer days per year and additional paid time away for critical family emergencies.
  • Potential annual bonuses for non-sales roles and eligibility for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.
  • The application window is expected to close on December 30, 2026.

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About Cisco

10,000+ employees

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.

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