Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Be part of a team of engineers involved in the development and testing of software for the network controller.
• Participate in design discussions and develop high-scale monitoring and provisioning systems for both customer and Cisco use.
• Work with architects and product owners/customers to help define feature functionality.
• Operate in an Agile methodology with an eye toward robust and disciplined software development.
• Contribute to functional specifications, write portions of product specifications, and seek clarity where it doesn’t exist.
• Design and develop large portions of software independently and rapidly.
• Learn new tools as required and use the latest and most appropriate technologies for the task at hand.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in writing professional production code and tests for large-scale systems with a Bachelor's degree, or 4+ years with a Master's degree.
• 6+ years of experience in Backend & Full Stack technologies including Java, Spring, Hibernate, ReactJS, NodeJS, Javascript, Python, Go, Ruby on Rails.
• Experience in building high-scale web UI applications.
• Strong ability and desire to learn new tools as required.

Nice to Have

• Experience or interest in Networking.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Ability to implement efficient database design and query performance in a relational database (Postgres, SQL).
• Follows development best practices like TDD and code reviews and owns automated tests to ensure quality.
• Strong problem-solving and software development/troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with container solutions (Kubernetes).
• Strategic and product-oriented approach with a desire to understand users.

Qualifications

• Educational background with a Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of experience or a Master's degree plus 4+ years of experience in relevant fields.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary with potential bonuses.
• Quality medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Up to twelve paid holidays per year, including a floating holiday and a birthday day off.
• Vacation time accrual and flexible time off policies.
• Paid sick time off with carryover options.
• Paid time off for volunteering and community service.
• Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles.