Senior Platform Architect, Developer Tools & Quality

Cisco Systems, Inc

Boulder (CO)

On-site

USD 241,000 - 323,000

Full time

31 hours ago

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Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to provide technical leadership for quality systems across our Developer Platforms.

You will design production-grade platforms that enhance validation and release confidence, and partner with Cisco and Splunk technologists to translate architectural changes into practical platform directions. You will guide modernization efforts, mentor senior engineers, and contribute hands-on work to deliver durable platforms that improve delivery

Qualifications

8+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and operating production-grade systems or internal platforms.
3+ years of experience in developer platforms, quality engineering, test frameworks, CI/CD, build systems, release automation, infrastructure platforms, or developer tooling.
Experience with automated testing, release pipelines, service architecture, distributed systems, or comparable modern software development practices.
Experience leading architectural change, platform modernization, or large-scale technical migrations across multiple engineering teams.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Provide senior technical leadership for quality systems across Developer Platforms.
Design production-grade platforms that improve software validation and release confidence.
Partner with technical leaders across Splunk and Cisco to translate architectural change into practical platform direction.
Guide modernization and migration efforts across multiple engineering teams.
Contribute hands-on while mentoring senior engineers; success means durable platforms that teams adopt and that measurably improve delivery confidence.