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Software Engineering Technical Leader (hybrid)

Cisco RTP, North Carolina, NC Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$151,600 to $222,400 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader to join our Enterprise Integrated Systems team. As a hybrid role, you will work both onsite and remotely. You will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex platform capabilities spanning multiple products and engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex platform capabilities
  • Drive scalable, reusable, and maintainable software designs
  • Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and Development teams to shape technical roadmaps
  • Own critical subsystems throughout their lifecycle
  • Drive engineering excellence through design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, observability, CI/CD, and performance engineering
  • Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar
  • Lead technical investigations, performance optimization, and root cause analysis for complex customer issues
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architectural improvements

Requirements:

  • Bachelors + 8 years of related experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Masters + 6 years of related experience
  • Applied experience and proficiency in Go and Python
  • Prior experience designing distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, and containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Applied experience with CI/CD, Git, automated testing frameworks, performance benchmarking, and observability platforms
  • Understanding of software architecture, scalability, reliability, Linux internals, and performance engineering
  • Prior experience leading technical design discussions and influencing architecture across multiple engineering teams
  • Demonstrated experience in mentoring and technical leadership across multiple teams

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Past experience with front end technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript and React, etc)
  • Experience with Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security (ES), ITSI, or similar observability platforms
  • Experience building software for on-premises and air-gapped enterprise deployments
  • Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or CloudFormation
  • Experience with Kubernetes Operators, distributed storage systems, or enterprise platform software
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Experience with contributing to open-source projects

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Paid time away
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary Range: $151,600.00 to $222,400.00

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • Enterprise Security (ES)
  • ITSI
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Puppet
  • CloudFormation
  • Kubernetes Operators
  • distributed storage systems
  • enterprise platform software
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • open-source projects
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