Software Engineering Technical Leader – Full Stack, Ruby on Rails/Python/React.js | 11+ Years | Bangalore

Cisco; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco’s Meraki Dashboard teams build and maintain web applications that monitor millions of network devices worldwide. As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Technical Leader), you will collaborate across firmware, backend, SRE, and dashboard engineers to architect large-scale systems and deliver reliable software that empowers customers.

You will guide junior engineers, drive design decisions, and own critical backend features while aligning with product managers and security considerations.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience writing production code and tests for medium to large-scale systems.
• 11+ years of experience in full stack technologies such as RoR, Python, Java, ReactJS, and JavaScript.
• Demonstrated ability to design efficient databases and optimize query performance in PostgreSQL.
• Demonstrated ownership of tasks throughout the development process with peers and cross-functional teams.
• A keen interest in understanding user needs and contributing to product development.
• Strong communication skills to articulate ideas clearly within a team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable software systems and enhance backend features.
• Collaborate with backend, SRE, dashboard, and support teams to ensure seamless integration and reliability.
• Identify and address performance issues across the system.
• Follow established coding standards and share knowledge with the team.
• Guide junior engineers in developing the system and mentor them in their career.

Skills

11+ yrs exp

RoR/Python/Java

Postgres design

Ownership

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud infra

Job description

Meet the Team

At Cisco Meraki, our intuitive platform enables organizations of all sizes to deliver customer and employee experiences at scale. To provide best-in-class technologies to our customers, we've created an unrivaled company culture for our employees-one that is collaborative, flexible, and inclusive, providing employees with the autonomy to develop technology that's intuitive, secure, and accessible for everyone.

Our Dashboard teams build and maintain our web applications, which manage millions of network devices from our cloud. Our customers use the Meraki Dashboard to monitor and configure critical IT infrastructure that serves tens of millions of people every day.

Your Impact

As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Technical Leader), you will collaborate with firmware, backend, SRE, and dashboard engineers to architect, design, and build large-scale systems, enabling connections between over a million network devices and our products. With our large footprint, quality is our highest priority. In partnership with product managers and firmware engineers, you will construct intuitive yet powerful systems that will be used by customers via the Meraki Dashboard.

In This Role, You Will

• Design and develop scalable software systems and enhance backend features.

• Collaborate with engineers from backend, SRE, dashboard, and support teams to ensure seamless integration, maintain system reliability, enhance user interfaces, and provide comprehensive support for end-users.

• Identify and address performance issues across the system.

• Follow established coding standards and contribute insights to improve team knowledge and best practices.

• Guide the junior engineers in developing the system, and mentor the junior in their career.

Minimum Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience writing production code and tests for medium to large-scale systems.

• 11+ years of experience in full stack technologies, such as Ruby on Rails, Python, Java, ReactJS, and JavaScript.

• Demonstrated ability to design efficient databases and optimize query performance in a relational database like Postgres.

• Demonstrated ownership of tasks throughout the development process, from conception to implementation, by collaborating effectively with peers and cross-functional teams.

• A keen interest in understanding user needs and contributing to product development.

• Strong communication skills to articulate ideas clearly and work effectively within a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building cloud-based infrastructure and services (e.g., web applications).

• Experience or interest in security or networking.

• Experience with container solutions (e.g., Kubernetes).

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.