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Base Salary
$168k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality C/C++ and Linux systems software for Cisco IOS-XE networking platforms.
- Lead medium- to large-scale technical features from conception and design through production delivery.
- Build software lifecycle mechanisms for provisioning, image installation, in-service upgrades, and recovery.
- Apply distributed systems and high-availability architecture to improve reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Perform debugging, code reviews, technical risk identification, and post-mortem crash analysis.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with product and cross-functional teams on technical and customer outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related experience, master’s degree plus 4 years, or PhD plus 1 year.
- Experience using C for memory management, concurrency, and multithreading.
- Experience with Linux systems programming, 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 features through production, mentoring engineers, threat modeling, production monitoring, technical communication, and Design Thinking.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model requiring onsite attendance four days per week at the Milpitas office.
- Starting salary range of $167,700.00 to $245,200.00, excluding incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance.
- Potential eligibility for Cisco restricted stock units and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
- Paid holidays, birthday and year-end shutdown time, wellness days, vacation or flexible time off, sick time, family emergency leave, and optional 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.