Software Engineer - SDK Developer - C++, Networking - 8 to 13 years

Cisco; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Silicon One Bangalore seeks a Senior C++ SW Engineer to join our rapidly growing Silicon One SDK team. You will contribute across the full software stack for next‑gen ASIC products.

You’ll work with architecture and design teams, tackle APIs, high‑level algorithms and firmware, and help deliver breakthrough networking technologies at scale. Join a startup‑like culture inside a world‑leading Cisco, delivering high‑speed interfaces and programmable silicon architectures for service providers

Qualifications

• BE or higher in Computer Science or related field from top universities with excellence.
• Strong background in C++ and 8+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in C++ or embedded development.
• Familiar with networking technologies and concepts.
• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, with the ability to execute.

Responsibilities

• Develop core software technologies at the heart of tomorrow’s infrastructure solutions.
• Work on user-facing APIs, high-level algorithms, and firmware.
• Collaborate with architecture and design teams to define next-gen ASIC products.

Skills

C++

Networking

Communication

Strategic planning

Software development

Education

BE or higher in CS

Tools

Python

Job description

Meet the Team

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity joining Silicon One as a Senior C++ SW Engineer. Join our rapidly growing SDK Silicon One team at Cisco.

Meet the Team

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity joining Silicon One as a Senior C++ SW Engineer. Join our rapidly growing SDK Silicon One team at Cisco. The Cisco Silicon-One team develops breakthrough next-generation silicon products, at the heart of the most important activities of Cisco. If you want to work with amazing people, developing leading world-class products changing the Internet, join us!

Your Impact

You’ll develop core software technologies at the heart of tomorrow’s leading infrastructure solutions, tackling the entire range of challenges from user-facing API‑s, through high‑level algorithms, all the way down to firmware.

• Craft and develop software driving the world’s most complex infrastructures
• Gain intimate knowledge of world‑class silicon and programming models
• Work with architecture and design teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed.
• You’ll be joining Cisco Silicon One Bangalore team which is the core center of Cisco’s SW and ASIC design.
• You’ll be part of the group driving our groundbreaking next‑generation network devices – Cisco Silicon One.
• Our unique team works in a startup atmosphere inside a stable and leading corporate and develops the full software stack enabling the Silicon One ASICs. Join a team of dedicated engineers with a proven track‑record at delivering breakthrough products.
• Our R&D center is outstanding – hosting all silicon HW and SW development teams inside one site.
• We are transforming the industry and building a new AI/ML Networks, as well as providing a unified, programmable silicon architecture that is the foundation of all Cisco’s future routing products.
• Our devices are crafted to be universally adaptable across service providers and web‑scale markets, designed for fixed and modular platforms. Our devices deliver high speed (50+ Terabits per second) without sacrificing programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale or feature flexibility.
• Cisco Silicon One is a revolutionary, ground‑breaking technology for our customers and end users for decades to come! The Internet now has a new faster, better, safer engine!
• You have a unique opportunity to join the core center of Cisco silicon SW development and work with us to design and deliver breakthrough technologies.

Minimum Requirements

• B.E or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field, from one of the top universities, with excellence
• Strong background in C++
• 8+ years of experience in Software Development, 5+ years of experience in C++ or Embedded Development
• Familiar with Networking technologies and concepts
• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self‑motivated with a focus on execution.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in Python
• Ability to quickly ramp on multiple, interdisciplinary domains
• Love for solving complex problems

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.