Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Powered Cloud Platform

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with Cisco match

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver robust cloud-native software that enables Cisco customers to maximize value from their technology investments.

You will own the full software development lifecycle—from design and backend architecture to deployment—while mentoring engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize deployments and performance at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in full software development lifecycle (build, test, deploy).
• Experience with backend development in Python/Go/Node/Java/Rust and REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Experience CI/CD workflows and deploying pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own full SDLC from design to deployment for cloud-native software.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize deployment and performance at scale.
• Mentor junior engineers to raise team technical capability.

Skills

Backend languages

CI/CD

Cloud infra

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s in CS or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver robust cloud-native software that enables Cisco customers to maximize value from their technology investments.

You will own the full software development lifecycle—from design and backend architecture to deployment—while mentoring engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize deployments and performance at scale.