Platform Infrastructure & Optics Software Engineer

Experis (Austria); San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Prescription Drug Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Area

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

401(k) With Employer Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA seeks a skilled software engineer to develop, integrate, and maintain platform infrastructure and optics software for the 8000 Series routers using C and Linux interfaces. You will debug complex issues spanning software, OS, hardware, optics, and networking, and contribute to testing and defect resolution.

Strong C skills and system-level mindset are essential for this role in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on C programming with pointers, memory management, and core data structures.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix OS concepts and system-level programming.
• Experience with platform or embedded software; optics development and router or switch experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and maintain platform infrastructure and optics software for Cisco 8000 Series routing platforms using C and Linux/Unix system-level interfaces.
• Debug complex issues across software, operating systems, hardware, optics, and networking, and contribute to testing and defect resolution.

Skills

C Programming

Linux/Unix

System-Level Debugging

Memory Management

Data Structures

Interprocess Communication

GDB

Core Dump Analysis

Crash Analysis

Root-Cause Analysis

Embedded Software

Platform Infrastructure

Optics Software

Hardware/Software Interfaces

Networking Equipment

Testing

Tools

GDB

Core Dump Analysis

Crash Analysis

Interprocess Communication

Job description

Develop, integrate, and maintain platform infrastructure and optics software for Cisco 8000 Series routing platforms using C and Linux/Unix system-level interfaces. Debug complex issues across software, operating systems, hardware, optics, and networking, and contribute to testing and defect resolution.

Requirements

Requires hands-on C programming skills, including pointers, memory management, and core data structures, along with a solid understanding of Linux/Unix operating system concepts and system-level programming. Candidates should have strong debugging and analytical abilities and experience with platform or embedded software; optics development and router or switch experience are desirable.

Key Skills

C Programming, Linux/Unix, System-Level Debugging, Memory Management, Data Structures, Interprocess Communication, GDB, Core Dump Analysis, Crash Analysis, Root-Cause Analysis, Embedded Software, Platform Infrastructure, Optics Software, Hardware/Software Interfaces, Networking Equipment, Testing

Benefits

Medical Insurance, Prescription Drug Coverage, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Health Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Supplemental Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Business Travel Insurance, 401(k) With Employer Match, Weekly Pay