Software Engineer

The application window is expected to close on : 30th Nov 2025

Preferred Location : North Carolina

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Who We Are

The Infrastructure and Cloud Services team transforms Cisco's operations by harnessing technology, streamlined business processes, and powerful data insights. Together, we reimagine the Cisco experience, reinvent applications, and showcase the strength of our people, products, processes, systems, and data. Join us on this exciting journey to shape the future of the Internet and Cisco's impact.

What You'll Do

Join our Cloud Infrastructure and Platform team as an experienced software engineer to build and maintain tools that support Cisco's cloud services. You will develop container-based solutions and use AI and machine learning to enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with a skilled, agile team focused on automating and improving platform operations for critical business needs.

Who You Will Work With

Join a small, focused team at Cisco that is transforming infrastructure platforms to support next-generation cloud-native and multi-cloud services. This team develops automated tools and platforms to help users easily procure and manage cloud infrastructure. While infrastructure is key, the core of the work is solving challenges through software development.

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with core services teams to define roadmaps, write clear user stories with acceptance criteria, and design effective solutions.
• Design, implement, and optimize AI / ML-driven data solutions and integrate B2B workflows using Kubernetes container platforms.
• Develop and enhance software for application and cloud platform functionality, reliability, and manageability following a DevOps model.
• Design and develop cloud-native microservices and APIs, ensuring quality, performance, scalability, and robustness.
• Automate development, testing, and deployment via CI / CD pipelines and promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.

Who You Are

You are a skilled Software Engineer experienced in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting high-quality tools and applications using modern software practices. You have strong programming skills and collaborate closely with your engineering team from design through production issue resolution. You are passionate about automation to efficiently manage large-scale systems and are adaptable, eager to learn, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Must Have Skills :

Preferred Skills :

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. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $126,500.00 to $182,000.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and / or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies :

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

Non-exempt employees

Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows :

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below :

New York City Metro Area :

$152,500.00 - $252,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$135,800.00 - $224,400.00