Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Distributed System Engineering (DSE) group in Milpitas, California. The team develops products powering large-scale networks and supporting AI/ML workloads. This on-site role focuses on building data-center features for the Cisco 8000 Platform using the SONiC network operating system. You will contribute to data-plane and control-plane software, develop forwarding and services data-plane feature sets, and write clean, maintainable code in C++ and Python. Responsibilities include building and delivering data-plane and control-plane software, implementing L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, mirroring, and related functionality. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's with 7+ years (or a Master's with 4+ years, or a PhD with 1 year) of related experience; 3+ years of C/C++ programming; 2+ years Python for automated test suites (kernel module validation) using Pytest; and 2+ years of Linux experience. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of the Linux kernel; familiarity with Open Standard Networking Systems and APIs such as SONiC and SAI; networking protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, ACLs; debugging tools such as GDB and PDB; and experience with Git, Jira, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines. The salary range for U.S. and Canada locations is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00, with location-based adjustments and comprehensive benefits described in Cisco's careers site. This position is located in Milpitas, California, and is on-site.

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Distributed System Engineering (DSE) group in Milpitas, California. The team develops products powering large-scale networks and supporting AI/ML workloads. This on-site role focuses on building data-center features for the Cisco 8000 Platform using the SONiC network operating system. You will contribute to data-plane and control-plane software, develop forwarding and services data-plane feature sets, and write clean, maintainable code in C++ and Python. Responsibilities include building and delivering data-plane and control-plane software, implementing L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, mirroring, and related functionality. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's with 7+ years (or a Master's with 4+ years, or a PhD with 1 year) of related experience; 3+ years of C/C++ programming; 2+ years Python for automated test suites (kernel module validation) using Pytest; and 2+ years of Linux experience. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of the Linux kernel; familiarity with Open Standard Networking Systems and APIs such as SONiC and SAI; networking protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, ACLs; debugging tools such as GDB and PDB; and experience with Git, Jira, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines. The salary range for U.S. and Canada locations is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00, with location-based adjustments and comprehensive benefits described in Cisco's careers site. This position is located in Milpitas, California, and is on-site.