1 day ago
Milpitas, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$155k - $223k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test C, C++, and P4 programs for packet processing on high-performance network devices.
- Build, optimize, and enhance the backend of the P4 compiler for advanced networking hardware.
- Solve resource-management and allocation challenges across programmable network-processing pipelines.
- Collaborate with ASIC engineers to integrate P4 programs with next-generation IC designs and provide compiler support throughout hardware development.
- Design and implement new C, C++, and P4 language features for network application developers.
- Develop Python test frameworks and test cases to validate SDK functionality, correctness, performance, and reliability.
- Contribute to SDK and control-plane development for networking protocols on Cisco 8000 platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience developing production-quality software using C, C++, or P4.
- Experience troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving complex software issues across large, distributed codebases.
- Practical experience with debugging tools such as GDB and PDB.
- Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies, protocols, and data-plane behaviors.
- Experience developing scalable, maintainable, production-ready software in Python.
- Experience with network-processor software programming is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible U.S. employees.
- 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 holiday shutdown, personal wellness days, vacation or flexible time off depending on employee classification, and sick time.
- Optional paid volunteer days and additional paid time away for critical family or emergency issues.
- Eligibility for annual bonuses, Cisco restricted stock unit grants, and other benefits subject to applicable plans and policies.
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.