Senior Software Engineer Infrastructure Platform - strong Go/Python/Java, Kubernetes Controllers, Operators, CRDs, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and distributed systems 8 to 10 years
Cisco4 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and scale multi-region Kubernetes clusters across private and public cloud infrastructure.
- Build automation pipelines and tooling for cluster provisioning, upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
- Implement security baselines and vulnerability management across container environments.
- Participate in technical design reviews and drive infrastructure architecture decisions.
- Design and deploy AI agents to automate platform workflows and decision-making.
- Develop reliable, scalable platform infrastructure and distributed systems for a SaaS network-automation platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java and strong software development, testing, and debugging fundamentals.
- Proven experience designing and delivering complex software solutions.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Kafka.
- Hands-on experience developing platform control-plane services, custom APIs, Kubernetes Controllers, Operators, or CRDs.
- Experience building, operating, or extending Kubernetes-based platforms or distributed systems.
- Preferred experience with Linux, networking fundamentals, operating-system principles, web application development, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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.