Hybrid Platform Tech Leader: Go, Kubernetes & Scale

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior platform engineer in a hybrid role to lead architecture, design, and implementation of scalable platform capabilities across multiple products.

You will collaborate with product managers, architects, and development teams to deliver reliable software for enterprise environments. The role emphasizes performance optimization, observability, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers, with a balance of on-site and remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience.
• Masters + 6 years of related experience in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience delivering production-quality software in Go and Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of platform capabilities across products and teams.
• Drive scalable, maintainable software designs improving reliability and customer experience.
• Mentor engineers and influence architecture through reviews and leadership.
• Perform performance optimization and root cause analysis for complex issues.

Skills

Go

Python

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Observability

Linux internals

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Splunk

AppDynamics

ThousandEyes

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior platform engineer in a hybrid role to lead architecture, design, and implementation of scalable platform capabilities across multiple products.

You will collaborate with product managers, architects, and development teams to deliver reliable software for enterprise environments. The role emphasizes performance optimization, observability, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers, with a balance of on-site and remote work.