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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Software Engineer

Cisco entry full-time

Salary

$44,000 - $185,000 per year

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Description

Join Cisco's innovative engineering community as a Software Engineer. You will design and build software solutions that power Cisco's products and platforms, working end-to-end on everything from APIs and backend services to user interfaces and distributed systems.

You'll solve real-world problems, ship impactful features, and help shape the future of connectivity and technology.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)
  • Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
  • Expected to continue enrollment in an undergraduate degree program following completion of the Co-op assignment
  • Experience with API development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and understanding data structures, object-oriented programming, and SQL/NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and Cisco Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Docker or Kubernetes (containerization/orchestration)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
  • Exposure to CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI)
  • Experience with monitoring platforms (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)
  • Knowledge of UI frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) for full-stack pathways

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 (10 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness)
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary Range: $44,000.00 - $185,000.00

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as Code tools
  • CI/CD tools
  • monitoring platforms
  • UI frameworks
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