Lead Software Engineer, Ethernet & Nexus Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. Data Center Business Unit is seeking a senior software engineer to contribute to Nexus family software, focusing on Ethernet switching for cloud and enterprise.

You will define, architect, design, and deliver new features, collaborate across teams, and potentially lead small features; you will also emphasize secure coding and debugging throughout the development cycle. This role requires working across the full software stack and interfaces with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 10 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD +6 years of related experience
• C and/or C++ and Python programming language
• Embedded and/or router/switch software development experience
• Debugging with tools like GBD
• SDLC and L2/L3/ACL/QOS Packet Forwarding and/or CPU packet path experience and SDK development experience on NPU/DPU or networking ASICs
• Experience with traffic generator tools such as IXIA & Spirent

Responsibilities

• Participate in a project team of engineers involved in the development of software for our next generation data center switch Nexus product family
• Define, architect, design, and deliver new features and solutions on the Nexus family platform
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Develop relationships with peer stakeholders within and across teams and builds productive working relationships
• May lead projects with limited complexity to execute the defined software engineering roadmap
• May lead small-to-medium features from technical design through completion
• Contribute to delivery of high-quality design and deliverables
• Advocate for new features within a product to address customer needs
• Track metrics for product adoption and success
• Writes functional clean code and unit tests with minimal guidance
• Performs coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process under minimal supervision
• Contribute as an expert in secure coding principles and understands threat model of a feature
• Troubleshoots complex issues within the production environment, may serve customers through on-call rotations to identify end user problems, may lead postmortem and write root cause analysis
• Coordinate and collaborates on project timelines and continuously reviews, updates, and communicates project specifications to team members and stakeholders
• Develop remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery
• Identifies and acts upon opportunities to assist others

Skills

C

C++

Python

Embedded software

SDK development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GDB

IXIA

Spirent

SDKs

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. Data Center Business Unit is seeking a senior software engineer to contribute to Nexus family software, focusing on Ethernet switching for cloud and enterprise.

You will define, architect, design, and deliver new features, collaborate across teams, and potentially lead small features; you will also emphasize secure coding and debugging throughout the development cycle. This role requires working across the full software stack and interfaces with multiple stakeholders.