Senior Software Engineer - AI Infra & Cloud-Native

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Intersight team to design and deliver cloud-native software supporting Cisco’s AI Infrastructure strategy across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will lead features from design to production, mentor engineers, and partner with product management, UX, and other teams to improve security, reliability, and performance while shaping the platform's architecture.

Qualifications

• Production software experience using Go, C/C++, Java, or Python.
• Experience deploying cloud-native microservices and distributed systems on a major public cloud.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and API design.
• Proven ability to lead technically complex features from design through production.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain secure, scalable backend services for the Intersight cloud platform.
• Independently lead medium-sized features from design through production, delivering APIs and platform integrations.
• Diagnose production issues, participate in incident response, and perform root-cause analyses.
• Collaborate with product management, UX, and other engineering teams to balance value, usability, and performance.
• Design and develop AI-enabled capabilities using retrieval-augmented generation and LLMs.
• Mentor peers through code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Go

C/C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

MongoDB

Job description

Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Intersight team to design and deliver cloud-native software supporting Cisco’s AI Infrastructure strategy across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will lead features from design to production, mentor engineers, and partner with product management, UX, and other teams to improve security, reliability, and performance while shaping the platform's architecture.