• Job Description

  Req#: 1443141

  Applications are accepted until further notice.

  Meet the Team

  Cisco's Enterprise Access Switching Group is the industry leader in enterprise networking with a proven track record of delivering innovative wired and wireless solutions. This position is part of the Software development team.

  Your Impact

  You will be a Software Development Engineer working with an extraordinary software engineering team working on various revolutionary switching technologies. Opportunity to work with powerful networking technologies in the areas of high-speed, dedicated switches for the Access/Campus market segments.

  • Highly motivated, passionate about learning and giving back to the team and company with a “can do” attitude.
  • Strong design and programming ethic. Knowledge of large-scale system design in C/C++ environments is preferred.
  • Commitment to Quality: Ability to ensure and commit to a higher than usual level of quality in the face of market pressures.
  • Solid operating system fundamentals and networking concepts are required.
  • Extensive experience in designing networking systems with Forwarding, Security, ACL, and VXLAN (Overlay) technologies
  • Responsibilities:
  • Participate in a project team of engineers involved in software development for our next-generation campus switching architectures.
  • Define, architect, design and deliver new software and features for campus switching platforms
  • Daily activities will involve creating new features, understanding the functionality of a competitive product and proposing solutions that work for our platform, writing functional and design specifications, programming, unit and integration testing your code, assisting with reviewing specifications and code for other software engineers on the team, and assisting the documentation team with configuration aspects of your feature.

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Typically requires MSEE/CS combined with 3-5 years of related experience or BSEE/CS combined with 6-8 years of experience
  • Good understanding of various networking protocols and standards.
  • Strong passion and experience in troubleshooting, debugging complex systems and possess excellent problem-solving techniques
  • Implement tests, track and log issues and drive them till resolution with verification of bug fixes
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work multi-functionally.

  Preferred Qualifications :

  • Self-motivated, strong sense of ownership, great teammate
  • Must be able to handle multiple tasks at once and work independently with minimal managerial oversight.
  • Have experience in customer deployments
  • Be open to continuous learning and committed to on-going self-improvement.
  • Initiate and participate in organizational efforts to improve overall software quality, new innovation

  #WeAreCisco

  #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

  Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

  We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

  Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!

• About the company

  Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley.

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