Meet the Team:

Be the part of highly talented engineering team developing the Mass Scale Infrastructure Routers used by world’s leading Internet Service Providers, Data Centers, Governments and Large Enterprises.

Your Impact:

As a Software Technical Leader, you will:
* Design, Develop and integrate products deployed by leading service providers worldwide.
* Collaborate with a vibrant, BU-wide technical community to exchange ideas and innovate on next-generation technology.
* Explore opportunities for personal growth while mentoring colleagues and working on cutting-edge technologies.

As a key member of this team, you will:

* Work alongside seasoned engineers to architect, design, and develop some of the world’s largest service provider routers, web centres, and enterprises.
* Contribute to the evolution of these systems to support exciting new customer business paradigms.
* Interact and collaborate with some of the finest talent in the industry, making work both fun and challenging.
* Engage with other groups such as Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Support, and Advanced Services.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Experience: 12-16 years in embedded software/firmware development.
* Education: BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech/MS in CS/EE/IT/ECE, MCA, or similar education.
* Proven ability to derive design and code based on technical standards and write comprehensive, focused design documents.
* Experience in developing software/firmware for networking equipment.
* Excellent knowledge of software architecture and system design.

Preferred Qualifications:

* In-depth knowledge of C and a solid understanding of Python.
* Extensive experience in a Unix/Linux-based development environment. Experience in porting open source drivers is a plus.
* Excellent coding, automation, and debugging skills.
* Strong teamwork and communication skills.
* Familiarity with hardware architectures such as PCIe, DMA, I2C, SPI, NPUs/DPUs and processors likex86, AMD, and ARM. Experience with board bring-up.
* Experience leveraging AI/ML tools and techniques for enhanced software development workflows.
* Proven experience in designing and implementing comprehensive automation frameworks for software development and testing is a plus.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.