5 days ago
Base Salary
$168k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality C/C++ and Linux systems software for Cisco IOS-XE Image Install.
- Lead technical features from conception through production delivery, addressing reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
- Develop software lifecycle mechanisms for provisioning, upgrades, recovery, and high-availability networking systems.
- Identify technical risks, conduct code reviews, and perform rigorous debugging and post-mortem analysis.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with product and cross-functional teams on user-centric innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related experience, Master’s degree plus 4 years, or PhD plus 1 year.
- Experience with C for memory management, concurrency, and multithreading.
- Linux systems programming experience, including POSIX IPC, sockets, and process lifecycle management.
- Experience with distributed system architecture, including control plane and data plane separation.
- Experience with GDB, Linux tracing utilities, and post-mortem crash analysis.
- Preferred qualifications include leading medium-scale technical features into production, mentoring engineers, communicating with cross-functional stakeholders, and applying threat modeling and production monitoring.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite presence four times per week at the Milpitas office.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and basic life insurance, subject to eligibility.
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
- Paid holidays, vacation or flexible time off depending on classification, sick time, wellness days, volunteer time, and other paid leave options.
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.