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Base Salary
$214k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop diagnostic test suites for Cisco switches using embedded software development skills.
- Perform new hardware system bring-up and Linux system integration.
- Develop board support packages and support ASIC bring-up and SONiC execution.
- Develop hardware-level software and device drivers for embedded peripherals.
- Collaborate with ASIC, hardware, vendor, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot complex hardware issues.
- Support manufacturing failure analysis, improve product yield, and reduce test time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 12 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree with at least 8 years of professional experience.
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience using C/C++ and/or Python in a Linux environment.
- At least 5 years of experience in hardware-level programming and device-driver development.
- Experience with Linux hardware bring-up, system integration, microcontrollers, and embedded peripherals including I2C, PCIe, SPI, and MDIO.
- Preferred qualifications include Linux kernel driver development, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking and TCP/IP, networking ASICs and PHY testing, storage-device testing, secure boot, open-source tools, CMIS, SFF standards, software quality processes, troubleshooting, and mass-production test support.
Benefits
- Onsite position in San Jose, California.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance.
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
- Paid holidays, floating holiday, birthday and wellness days, vacation or flexible time off, sick time, family emergency leave, and optional paid volunteer days.
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.