9 days ago
Base Salary
$168k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the lifecycle of management frameworks for standardized interoperability between routing hardware and pluggable optics.
- Integrate control-plane and datapath logic for NPU and ASIC-based high-speed networking systems.
- Design Linux-based embedded solutions integrating hardware optics and PHY layers.
- Develop diagnostic and telemetry infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and autonomy.
- Lead the end-to-end design of medium-scope features and influence software roadmap and engineering practices.
- Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, share knowledge, and create user documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years, Master’s degree and 4+ years, or PhD and 1+ years of experience in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with C, C++, Python, data structures, and algorithms.
- Embedded systems development and Linux OS programming experience.
- Platform infrastructure or optics software development experience.
- Preferred experience with coherent optics such as ZR/ZR+, PHY/SerDes, FEC, ASIC/NPU, and DSP-based systems.
- Preferred familiarity with CMIS and/or SFF standards.
- Preferred experience with IOS-XR, SONiC, FBOSS, or similar network operating system platforms.
- Preferred experience with AI networking infrastructure and knowledge of optical line systems and coherent transport technologies.
Benefits
- Hybrid role requiring candidates to be local to Milpitas and work in the office at least 3 days per week.
- U.S. benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance.
- Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses subject to company policies.
- Paid time off includes holidays, vacation or flexible vacation time, sick time, wellness days, volunteer days, 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.