Senior Software Engineer - Secure Agent (Remote)

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

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the software agent team. You will design, implement, and optimize high-performance agents that work across Linux, Unix, and Windows, supporting multiple architectures and secure workloads.

You will collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and UX/UI engineers, contributing from design to production deployment in an agile environment. This role offers hybrid onsite in Bay Area and remote options within the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++, multithreaded and multi-process apps.
• Experience with OS fundamentals and debugging complex software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and improve high-performance software agents.
• Work across Linux, Unix, Windows and multiple architectures.
• Enhance functionality to enforce network policies from a central controller.
• Build capabilities to monitor and protect container deployments.
• Analyze complex interactions between processes and OS kernels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across data, UX/UI, and support.

Skills

C++

System programming

Multithreading

Networking

Linux

Windows

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Master's in CS

Job description

Cisco Isovalent in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the software agent team. You will design, implement, and optimize high-performance agents that work across Linux, Unix, and Windows, supporting multiple architectures and secure workloads.

You will collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and UX/UI engineers, contributing from design to production deployment in an agile environment. This role offers hybrid onsite in Bay Area and remote options within the US.