Senior Timing & Synchronization Software Lead

Cisco; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Silicon One is seeking an expert Software Engineering Technical Leader to own the design and development of Timing and Synchronization software for Cisco Silicon One platforms. You will work with architects and cross-functional teams to enable precise timing across platforms, driving development of PTP/SyncE features and high-performance C++ software.

You will mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and contribute to validation frameworks, while collaborating with NOS, SDK, and hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 8+ years of software development experience.
• Strong software development expertise in C++.
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux systems and hardware-constrained environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux operating systems, system-level software development and debugging.
• Hands-on experience using GDB and related debugging tools.
• Experience developing networking software involving PTP, SyncE, Timing synchronization.
• Strong understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking technologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of networking hardware components including PHY, MAC, and SerDes.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating, or debugging software for networking platforms and networking hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of Timing and Synchronization features for Cisco Silicon One platforms.
• Contribute to PTP, SyncE, and related timing technologies.
• Develop high-performance C++ software for Linux-based embedded networking systems.
• Design components for clock synchronization, timing measurements, monitoring, diagnostics, and performance validation.
• Collaborate with silicon architects, hardware engineers, SDK teams, and NOS teams to enable timing across platforms.
• Lead implementation and integration of timing features across SDK, platform software, and NOS.
• Drive root-cause analysis and debugging using GDB and related tools.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering guidelines.

Skills

C++

Embedded Linux

Linux internals

PTP/SyncE timing

Layer 1/2 networking

PHY/MAC/SerDes

Networking software

Linux kernel interfaces

Python automation

Networking hardware

NOS integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

GDB

Job description

Cisco Silicon One is seeking an expert Software Engineering Technical Leader to own the design and development of Timing and Synchronization software for Cisco Silicon One platforms. You will work with architects and cross-functional teams to enable precise timing across platforms, driving development of PTP/SyncE features and high-performance C++ software.

You will mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and contribute to validation frameworks, while collaborating with NOS, SDK, and hardware