# Software Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Milpitas, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $167,700.00 - $245,200.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Network Engineering group at Cisco is looking for a Software Engineer to help redefine how networking problems are solved. You will develop innovative software for next-generation networking platforms and create AI-powered systems that can reason, troubleshoot, and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.

In this role, you will:

- Design, develop, and test software for high-impact networking platforms and distributed systems.

- Collaborate with system architects and engineering teams to design scalable solutions that meet product requirements.

- Build systems and applications using modern development practices and open-source technologies.

- Contribute to the development and maintenance of complex software projects with an automation-first mindset.

- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize distributed systems to improve performance and reliability.

- Support production environments and participate in resolving real-world operational challenges.

- Work closely with geographically distributed engineering teams in a collaborative environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree + 7 years of related experience, or Master's + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.

- Programming experience in C/C++ & Python required.

- Experience with AI-driven workflows and Agentic frameworks.

- Understanding of foundational AI concepts and machine learning algorithms.

- Experience working with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, operating system concepts, and container-based applications.

- Experience using modern AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, or Devin.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience developing software for distributed systems or large-scale software platforms.

- Certifications in AI/ML and Agentic workflows or equivalent.

- Understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, routing protocols, and switching.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced engineering environment.

The starting salary range for this position is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.

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## Skills

### Required
- C/C++
- Python
- AI-driven workflows
- Agentic frameworks
- Linux systems
- networking fundamentals
- operating system concepts
- container-based applications

### Nice to have
- distributed systems
- large-scale software platforms
- AI/ML certifications
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- DHCP
- BGP
- routing protocols
- switching

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