Early in Career Software Engineer - UK

Cisco Systems; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Software Engineer at a forward-thinking company, where you'll be part of a global agile team responsible for deploying and maintaining business-critical applications. This role emphasizes best practices in software engineering and a security-first mindset, allowing you to work with cutting-edge technologies in a hybrid work environment. As you collaborate with talented colleagues, you'll enhance your skills while contributing to innovative projects that improve the employee experience. Join a culture that celebrates diversity and fosters professional growth, making a significant impact in the tech industry.

Benefits

Dedicated paid time off to volunteer

Learning and development opportunities

Inclusive employee resource organizations

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or equivalent experience in software engineering.
• Experience with programming languages and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain critical applications at Cisco scale.
• Implement and deploy complex software focusing on data analysis.

Skills

Python

Golang

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodology

Scrum methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certification program

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Feltham, United Kingdom (Hybrid work approach, working from the Feltham office a minimum of 1-2 days per week.)

Be coached by world-class leaders who will challenge and mentor you. Join with a team of new hires, increase your professional development whilst meeting the demands of your projects and programs.

We are looking for someone to join us as a Software Engineer at an exciting and transformational time. This role provides opportunities to work with the latest technology in our IT Department.

Meet the Team

The Collaboration Tools & Experience team is responsible for providing automation to aid operational tasks within the collaboration space, ranging from managing infrastructure such as CallManagers & Expressways to auditing all Webex bots that exist in Cisco. We also create products to improve the employee experience in a hybrid work environment.

Your Impact

• Within a small, global agile team:
• Deploy and maintain business critical applications in production at Cisco scale
• Be a critical part of the development team by implementing and deploying complex software applications, focusing on data ingestion and analysis
• Apply software engineering best practices along with a security first mindset in a scrum team
• Maintain and expand knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies to improve existing Cisco Webex Collaboration suite
• Present, share and demonstrate your work to team members and stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• Including but not limited to a recent/upcoming graduate of a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) or a certification program (e.g. a Bootcamp or Apprenticeship). Equivalent experience accepted in lieu of these.
• Programming language experience e.g.: Python, Golang
• Experience with developing, testing and debugging automated tasks (CI/CD pipelines)
• Familiarity of Cloud services e.g: GCP, AWS, Azure
• Familiarity with Agile & Scrum methodology

Preferred qualifications

• A passion for and a commitment to lifelong learning, a willingness and eagerness to invest time in training and developing your skills
• Understanding of strong security practices
• Experience deploying and maintaining applications in a staging/production environment

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!