Cisco · 8 hours ago
Software Engineer
Boulder, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $182K/yr
5+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations. They are seeking a Software Engineer to develop software with a focus on user experience and secure coding practices, while collaborating with design and product management teams to create effective solutions for customers.
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Responsibilities
Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices
Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers
Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users
Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers
Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes
Experienced professional using best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
Works independently but receives guidance and direction from leader then determines best approach to accomplish work
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Develops relationship with peer stakeholders within and across teams and builds productive working relationships
May lead projects with limited complexity to execute the defined software engineering roadmap
May lead small-to-medium features from technical design through completion
Stays current on industry trends and serves as an expert on the software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices; coaches others, as needed
Contributes to delivery of high-quality design and deliverables
Advocates for new features within a product to address customer needs
Tracks metrics for product adoption and success
Writes functional clean code and unit tests with minimal guidance
Performs coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process under minimal supervision
Performs code reviews for others in project
Writes code enabling scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases
Contributes as an expert in secure coding principles and understands threat model of a feature
Troubleshoots complex issues within the production environment, may serve customers through on-call rotations to identify end user problems, may lead postmortem and write root cause analysis
Expert on multiple functional components
Shares knowledge across teams, both informally and formally (e.g., ad-hoc basis, internal presentations, blogs, newsletters)
Coordinates and collaborates on project timelines and continuously reviews, updates, and communicates project specifications to team members and stakeholders
Develops remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery
Identifies and acts upon opportunities to assist others
Mentors peers and/or engineering interns
Qualification
Required
Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience
Requires working knowledge and expanded conceptual knowledge in primary technical job family and broadens capabilities; has worked with and is proficient with current technologies
Preferred
Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications
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
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
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
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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