Software Engineering Technical Leader Cisco

Abundant Code; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Networking for Virtualization team. You will implement features, root-cause bugs, and maintain code across Cilium open-source and Enterprise editions, working with a skilled team on distributed systems.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, review code, and help uphold engineering standards. The role emphasizes collaboration, complex problem solving, and delivering robust networking capabilities within Cisco’s

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in collaborative environments.
• Experience with Go/Rust/C/C++/Zig or other systems programming languages.
• Professional software engineering experience and ability to write high-quality, efficient code.
• Familiarity with Linux, networking and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the roadmap in collaboration with the team.
• Develop and review high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium open-source and Enterprise edition.
• Collaborate on architecture and design of distributed systems, including cluster mesh.
• Integrate with traditional datacenter networking protocols.
• Uphold engineering best practices, code quality, and operational excellence.

Skills

Go/Rust/C/C++/Zig

Strong communicatie

Team collaboration

Linux & networking

Distributed systems

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Software Engineering Technical Leader Overview

• Company Name: Cisco


• Job Role: Software Engineering Technical Leader


• Qualifications: Not specified


• Category: I


• Job Type: Full Time


• Location: London, United Kingdom

The role

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Isovalent Networking for Virtualization engineering team. As a software engineer, you are tasked with implementing features, root-causing and fixing bugs and performing maintenance tasks on our codebase, together with the team. You are eager to dive headfirst into complex problems, resourceful in finding novel approaches to overcome them, and capable of clearly communicating your ideas.

What You'll Do

• Work on delivering the roadmap together with the team


• Develop and review high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium open-source and Enterprise edition codebases


• Collaborate on architecture and design of distributed systems such as working on cluster mesh


• Integrate with traditional datacenter networking protocols


• Contribute to and uphold engineering best practices, code quality, and operational excellence

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and proven ability to work in collaborative environments


• Experience with any of Go/Rust/C/C++/Zig or other systems programming language


• Experience in professional software engineering and the ability and desire to write high quality and efficient code


• Familiarity with Linux, networking and distributed systems in general

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience


• Experience with Go and/or eBPF


• Experience in cloud native datacenter networking


• Experience in managing production Kubernetes clusters, SRE principles and infrastructure automation tools


• Experience in writing code to interact with Kubernetes


• Experience with Cilium and/or other CNIs


• Open-source contributions in relevant projects

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.

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