Lead Software Engineer: Agentic AI, Kafka & Cloud

CISCO Systems; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco ThousandEyes is seeking a backend engineer in the UK to design and build scalable services across high-volume streaming and API layers. You will help maintain platform resilience while evolving the architecture to support new product developments and faster delivery cycles.

The role emphasizes strong Java/Kotlin expertise, distributed systems experience, and knowledge of Kubernetes, cloud deployment, and AI tooling.

Qualifications

• Expert-level understanding of Java or Kotlin.
• Extensive experience with distributed systems and Kafka.
• Strong architecture and data/API modeling skills.
• On-the-job experience with agentic AI development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop code across backend estate including high-volume streaming and APIs.
• Ensure platform resilience and robustness for a great customer experience.
• Design technical solutions for new product offerings and evolve existing architecture.
• Improve development and operational processes for speed, reliability, and quality.
• Mentor teammates and share knowledge.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Kafka

Distributed systems

Architecture design

API modeling

Agentic AI

Golang

Kubernetes

Cloud deployment

Datastore tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Cisco ThousandEyes is seeking a backend engineer in the UK to design and build scalable services across high-volume streaming and API layers. You will help maintain platform resilience while evolving the architecture to support new product developments and faster delivery cycles.

The role emphasizes strong Java/Kotlin expertise, distributed systems experience, and knowledge of Kubernetes, cloud deployment, and AI tooling.