Software Developer

Cisco Systems; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Metro Vancouver is seeking an experienced software developer to create innovative solutions emphasizing user experience and secure coding practices. The candidate will work independently as well as collaborate within a team, contributing to project timelines, mentoring juniors, and advocating for new features. The ideal profile includes a bachelor's degree and extensive experience in software development. Competitive compensation package with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contribution

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

Flexible vacation time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's + 5 years of related experience, or Master's + 3 years, or PhD + 0 years.
• Proficient with current technologies in primary technical job family.
• Experienced professional using best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues.

Responsibilities

• Develops software with a focus on user experience and simplification.
• Debugs and addresses software issues in production systems.
• Write functional, clean code and unit tests with minimal guidance.
• Mentor peers and/or engineering interns.

Skills

Software Development Best Practices

Secure Coding Principles

Agile Engineering Practices

Debugging Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Technical Design Documentation

Job description

Overview

The application window is expected to close on: 02/13/2026. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Develops software consistent with Cisco Design Thinking Principles with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Partners with design and product management to create the right solutions for customers. Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team and contributes to user documentation for end users. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes.

What You’ll Do

• Experienced professional using best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.
• Work independently but receive guidance and direction from leader; determine the best approach to accomplish work.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Develop relationships with peer stakeholders within and across teams and build productive working relationships.
• May lead projects with limited complexity to execute the defined software engineering roadmap.
• May lead small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.
• Stay current on industry trends and serve as an expert on the software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices; coach others as needed.
• Contribute to delivery of high-quality design and deliverables.
• Advocate for new features within a product to address customer needs.
• Track metrics for product adoption and success.
• Write functional, clean code and unit tests with minimal guidance.
• Perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process under minimal supervision.
• Perform code reviews for others in the project.
• Write code enabling scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases.
• Contribute as an expert in secure coding principles and understand the threat model of a feature.
• Troubleshoot complex issues within the production environment; may serve customers through on-call rotations; may lead postmortem and write root cause analysis.
• Become an expert in multiple functional components.
• Share knowledge across teams, informally and formally (e.g., ad-hoc basis, internal presentations, blogs, newsletters).
• Coordinate and collaborate on project timelines; continuously review, update, and communicate project specifications to team members and stakeholders.
• Develop remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify and act upon opportunities to assist others.
• Mentor peers and/or engineering interns.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience.
• Requires working knowledge and expanded conceptual knowledge in primary technical job family and broadens capabilities; has worked with and is proficient with current technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Varies based on the team and business needs. Preferred qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada

The starting salary range posted for this position is $113,500.00 to $161,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%;
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$152,500.00 - $252,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$135,800.00 - $224,400.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.