Senior Staff Software Engineer - Edge & Distributed Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

Basic life insurance

Job summary

The Edge Processor Team at Cisco Systems, Inc. leads the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects across multi-month cycles, shaping requirements, design, and deployment of high-performance data processing pipelines.

You will set coding guidelines, drive architectural standards, review design and code, and ensure scalable, reliable systems while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid/remote environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience with lead/architect roles.
• Experience designing, shipping, and supporting high-performance, low-latency data processing components.
• Experience shipping cloud-native services and on-premises software using Go, C, or C++.
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems with focus on reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-month projects across the software lifecycle.
• Set technical vision with coding guidelines and design standards for maintainable products.
• Identify bottlenecks, participate in deep-dive reviews, and improve customer experience insights.
• Rotate on-call duties to diagnose and resolve complex issues ensuring reliability.

Skills

GoLang

C

C++

Distributed systems

Job description

The Edge Processor Team at Cisco Systems, Inc. leads the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects across multi-month cycles, shaping requirements, design, and deployment of high-performance data processing pipelines.

You will set coding guidelines, drive architectural standards, review design and code, and ensure scalable, reliable systems while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid/remote environment.