Cloud-Native Go Engineer for AI-Driven Platform

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cisco Secure Common Services Platform Engineering is hiring engineers to design and ship cloud-native services that power Cisco's security portfolio. You will work on Go microservices, event-driven pipelines, and Kubernetes infrastructure, contributing to scalable, secure deployments.

Join a small, collaborative team pushing AI/ML techniques into product development, mentoring peers, and delivering high-impact features across the security stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of related experience, OR Master's with 3 years. or PhD with 0 years in enterprise software in production.
• 3+ years building cloud-native web apps and microservices using Golang, Terraform, and AWS serverless (Lambda, AppSync, ECS/EKS).
• 3+ years using SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB).
• 1+ year building event-driven systems with Kafka, SQS, or SNS.
• Experience using AI/ML tools to support development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core components of the Common Services Platform and/or Solutions to enable scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native deployments.
• Partner with Product Management to understand requirements, estimate level of effort, and contribute to sprint and quarterly planning.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end functionality while aligning on integration points and infrastructure.
• Develop POCs and prototypes to explore new ideas, validate technical approaches, or test performance.
• Mentor peers and engineering interns, sharing best practices and supporting their growth.
• Contribute to system design and implementation to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.

Skills

Golang

Terraform

AWS Lambda

AppSync

ECS/EKS

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Kafka

SQS

SNS

AI/ML tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (relevant)

Tools

GORM

Job description

Cisco Secure Common Services Platform Engineering is hiring engineers to design and ship cloud-native services that power Cisco's security portfolio. You will work on Go microservices, event-driven pipelines, and Kubernetes infrastructure, contributing to scalable, secure deployments.

Join a small, collaborative team pushing AI/ML techniques into product development, mentoring peers, and delivering high-impact features across the security stack.