Software Engineer
Cisco · Posted Nov 6
Networking, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT infrastructure services
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About the role
Cisco IOS XR India group architects, designs, develops and supports solutions for some of the world's largest service providers and web enterprises, owning key protocol components in the NOS along with router observability and application hosting frameworks. The team works across the full SDLC, from requirements collection through deployment, integration and support. This role is part of the development team responsible for feature development, testing, integration into customer environments, and issue triage/support.
What you will do
- Engineer will be part of development team which is responsible for Feature development, testing & integration into customer environments.
- Many-a-times encouraged to be SPOC for a particular area of a component.
- Develop expertise in OS protocols.
- Learn Cisco development/unit-test environments.
- Issue triage/support/monitoring/resolution.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience: 2 years to 5 years.
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/EC or technical equivalent.
- Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in C.
- Sound knowledge of operating system concepts and system programming on UNIX based systems.
- Network and multithreaded programming.
Preferred qualifications
- Exposure to Netconf/Yang, GRPC, REST APIs, openconfig, sonic, SNMP is a plus.
- Exposure to L2/L3 protocols, Optical networking.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in IT, networking, and cybersecurity solutions that transform how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. The company specializes in routing, switching, data center infrastructure, and software-defined networking designed for enterprises of all sizes. Today, Cisco drives major advancements in AI infrastructure, observability, and secure hybrid work platforms.
- Industry
- Networking
- Company size
- 90000+ employees
- Founded
- 1984
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Product Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Experience Officer
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