Full-Stack/Backend Engineer Intern — Build Scalable APIs

Cisco Systems; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience designed to welcome early-career talent into this mission. We embed interns within high-impact teams, where they collaborate directly on the products, platforms, and architectures shaping Cisco's future and powering the AI era.

Throughout the program, interns have the opportunity to participate in targeted learning sessions, multi-functional networking, and direct engagement with leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree program with related work experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go and APIs.
• Experience building or supporting software applications or services, including APIs.
• Familiarity with Git and Linux workflows and development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship the APIs and applications powering Cisco platforms.
• Write clean, maintainable backend code and RESTful services.
• Troubleshoot collaboratively to sharpen engineering instincts.
• Develop and maintain scalable software used by multiple business groups.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

APIs

Git

Linux

RESTful services

Distributed systems

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Networking fundamentals

Education

Undergraduate degree program with 2 years of work experience

Master’s degree program with 0 years of work experience

Tools

Git

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience designed to welcome early-career talent into this mission. We embed interns within high-impact teams, where they collaborate directly on the products, platforms, and architectures shaping Cisco's future and powering the AI era.

Throughout the program, interns have the opportunity to participate in targeted learning sessions, multi-functional networking, and direct engagement with leaders across the organization.