# Software Engineer Technical Leader - Embedded C, Networking

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Bangalore, India
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join our Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of our outstanding hardware.

Our team develops software for Cisco’s network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multi-layered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML.

**Your Impact**

- Architect and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostics for Cisco's Core and Edge routing products.

- Design, develop, and test device drivers for FPGA and high-speed networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.

- Innovate and drive unique software, hardware, and technology solutions with a global impact on Cisco's product portfolio.

- Utilize deep technical expertise for complex consultations and act as a guide both internally and externally.

- Shape technology and industry trends to enable a competitive advantage and ensure long-term business impact.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with proven track record, or Master’s degree with 12+ years experience.

- Current experience in C, C++, and Python programming for embedded systems.

- Prior experience in hardware and device driver development, including Linux hardware bring-up, multi-threading, event handling, and state machine implementation.

- Hands on experience with Sonic, ONIE, BMC, IPMI, and/or Redfish technologies.

- Prior experience developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems using protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, GPIO.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Prior experience in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB.

- Experience leading board bring-up, validation, and debugging of embedded systems.

- Ability to develop software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems.

- Prior experience with troubleshooting skills for software defects from kernel modules to applications.

- Prior experience in collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review.

- AI/ML experience and knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols, network processors, optical networking, secure-boot, open-source tools, CMIS, and SFF standards (SFP, QSFP).

**Why Cisco?** At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.

## Skills

### Required
- C
- C++
- Python
- embedded systems
- Linux
- Sonic
- ONIE
- BMC
- IPMI
- Redfish
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
- PCIe
- GPIO

### Nice to have
- kernel debugging tools
- GDB
- KGDB
- board bring-up
- validation
- debugging
- large-scale systems
- troubleshooting
- collaborative system design
- AI/ML
- Layer 2/3 network protocols
- network processors
- optical networking
- secure-boot
- open-source tools
- CMIS
- SFF standards

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