Software Engineer | C/C++, System programming , Networking/Network security , Protocol development | 4-8 years

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco IOS XR India group seeks software engineers with 5+ years of experience in C/C++ to drive feature development, testing, and integration for large service providers. You will collaborate with product, QA and customer teams to translate requirements into working solutions.

Ideal candidates have strong OS, networking and multithreaded programming skills, plus exposure to GenAI-enabled software development. Join Cisco to work on cutting-edge distributed systems in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in software development.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/EC or technical equivalent.
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in C/C++.
• Proven understanding of GenAI capabilities and AI-powered software development.
• Sound knowledge of operating system concepts, computer networking, multithreaded programming and system programming on UNIX based systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop feature development, testing & integration into customer environments.
• Act as SPOC for a particular component area with regular interactions with PMs, testing and customer teams.
• Translate requirements into working solutions and develop expertise in Networking, Security & OS protocols.
• Learn Cisco development/unit-test environments and participate in issue triage/support/monitoring/resolution.

Skills

C/C++

GenAI capabilities

OS concepts

Networking

Multithreaded programming

System programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/EC or technical equivalent

Tools

GoLang

Python

Job description

Meet the Team

Cisco IOS XR India group is responsible for architecting, designing, developing and supporting solutions for some of the world's largest service providers and web enterprises that are constantly evolving to meet customer business requirements. The team owns key protocol components in the NOS and is in charge of router security, observability and application hosting frameworks. This development team gets interleaved in every stage of SDLC starting with requirements collection from product managers all the way to deployment, integration & support of the solution involving interactions with a plethora of customers.

Exposure to end-to-end software development process, Opportunity to work with world's top web players, Exposure to cutting edge technologies in OS/distributed systems domain, Challenged to develop best-in-class software, Experience of working with industry's finest engineers.

Your Impact

Engineer will be part of development team which is responsible for Feature development, testing & integration into customer environments. Many-a-times encouraged to be SPOC for a particular area of a component. Expected to have regular interactions with product management teams, testing teams and customer teams to translate requirements into working solutions. Develop expertise in Networking, Security & OS protocols. Learn Cisco development/unit-test environments. Issue triage/support/monitoring/resolution.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/EC or technical equivalent.
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in C/C++
• Proven understanding of GenAI capabilities and AI-powered software development
• Sound knowledge of operating system concepts, computer networking, multithreaded programming and system programming on UNIX based systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Network Security is a plus
• Exposure to GoLang/Python is a plus
• Exposure to L2/L3 protocols, Optical networking

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.