Senior Software Engineer II, Endpoint - Cisco ThousandEyes

Cisco Systems, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to work on integration and test automation projects. The role requires proficiency in modern C++, systems programming, and a strong understanding of computer science fundamentals. Candidates with familiarity in Python and network programming are preferred. This position offers opportunities to work with various technologies and platforms in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with matching contribution

Paid holidays and vacation time

Sick time off

Paid time to volunteer

Qualifications

• Experience with modern C++ (C++17 or newer) required.
• Understanding of multi-threaded and asynchronous code.
• Familiarity with Python for scripting or automation.

Responsibilities

• Work on integration and test automation projects.
• Collaborate with a dynamic team on various technologies.
• Develop and debug low-level network operations.

Skills

Modern C++

Systems programming

Computer Science knowledge

Python

Network programming

Tools

Boost Asio

Linux

MacOS

Windows

Job description

Senior Software Engineer II, Endpoint - Cisco ThousandEyes

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Area of Interest

Job Type

Professional

Software Development

Job Id

1436783

Who We Are

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network – even the ones they don’t own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a skilled and motivated C++ Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role involves working on integration and test automation projects and having the opportunity to work with a variety of technologies and platforms.

Qualifications

• Modern C++ proficiency. You will have to work on a large system developed in modern C++ (C++17 or newer) that makes extensive use of the standard library and uses a large number of third party libraries
• Systems programming experience. You will have to often work and understand multi-threaded and asynchronous code.
• Computer Science knowledge. You need to have a strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and a willingness to learn new technologies and libraries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Python. Experience with Python will be beneficial for tasks involving scripting or automation
• Boost Asio knowledge. You will often have to work with components/abstractions provided by boost::asio in order to write thread-safe asynchronous code.
• Platform APIs. Sometimes you will need to work with Linux and/or MacOS and/or Windows Platform APIs (non-UI).
• Network programming. Occasionally, you will have to understand, debug and write code that performs low level network operations

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

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees haveaccess to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days ofvacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Offpolicy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours ofunused sick timewill be carried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the nextsuch that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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%; and 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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