Edge Platform Engineering Lead (Kubernetes, Go, Python)

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. Kraków is hiring a senior software engineer to design, build, and operate a large hybrid platform running on Kubernetes, with on‑premises and cloud components.

You will write secure, well‑tested code and document your work for engineers and end users, resolving complex problems in development and production to keep customers successful. You will collaborate with design and product management to deliver customer‑centric solutions, automate builds and upgrades with Ansible, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related experience, or Master's degree + 6 years of related experience
• Deep, hands-on experience designing, building, and operating microservices in production.
• Commercial experience developing production systems in Go.
• Working proficiency in Python for platform, tooling, or service code.
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix and expert-level Kubernetes, including designing resilient, highly available architectures.
• Practical experience with Ansible and at least one other infrastructure-as-code technology (Terraform, Puppet, Chef, or Helm) in a Git-based workflow.
• Solid understanding of how distributed systems communicate securely and reliably - connecting on-premises software to cloud services and moving data between them.
• Ability to scope work accurately and provide reliable estimates.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical direction and recommend industry standards.
• Expertise in interpreting business issues and recommending industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the microservices and Linux components that install, configure, and run the platform on Kubernetes.
• Develop production services in Go and Python that manage the platform's lifecycle and connect it to the cloud.
• Automate the platform's build, install, and upgrade with Ansible across standard, hardened, and air‑gapped Linux and Kubernetes environments.
• Improve how the on‑premises platform and the cloud communicate — secure connectivity, message routing, and reliable data and file transfer.
• Partner with design and product management to deliver customer‑centric solutions.
• Create technical design documentation and contribute to end‑user documentation.
• Debug and resolve issues in development and production to support customers.
• Drive product innovation and improve how the team builds software.

Skills

Deep hands-on microservices

Go production systems

Python platform code

Linux/Unix & Kubernetes

Ansible & IaC tools

Secure distributed systems

Estimation & scoping

Business-to-technical translation

Industry-standard guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years

Master's degree + 6 years

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Chef

Helm

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. Kraków is hiring a senior software engineer to design, build, and operate a large hybrid platform running on Kubernetes, with on‑premises and cloud components.

You will write secure, well‑tested code and document your work for engineers and end users, resolving complex problems in development and production to keep customers successful. You will collaborate with design and product management to deliver customer‑centric solutions, automate builds and upgrades with Ansible, and