Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native & Scalable Solutions

Cisco

Milwaukee (WI)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan with matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Restricted stock units
Paid holidays
Floating holiday
Birthday paid day off
Year-end holiday shutdown
Personal wellness days
Paid vacation time
Sick time off
Volunteer days
Annual bonuses

Job summary

Cisco Milwaukee is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and deliver scalable backend services and cloud-native architectures. You will own the full software development lifecycle and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with stakeholders on deployment strategies.

The ideal candidate has a CS degree with 7+ years of experience (or an advanced degree with less) and strong skills in backend languages, APIs, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in CS with 7+ years experience, or advanced degree with less experience.
  • Proficiency in backend languages and API development.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and Kubernetes, CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver robust backend services and cloud-native architectures.
  • Own full software development lifecycle end-to-end.
  • Mentor junior engineers and review code quality.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders on deployment strategies and scalability.

Skills

Python
Go
Node.js
Java
REST API
GraphQL
NoSQL
CI/CD
AIOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Tools

Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
CloudFormation
AWS
SQS/SNS

Job description

Cisco Milwaukee is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and deliver scalable backend services and cloud-native architectures. You will own the full software development lifecycle and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with stakeholders on deployment strategies.

The ideal candidate has a CS degree with 7+ years of experience (or an advanced degree with less) and strong skills in backend languages, APIs, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

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