Cisco · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer (Remote)
Cisco develops secure solutions that connect and protect organizations across digital infrastructure. The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, and deliver scalable production software and security features, troubleshoot production issues, and create technical documentation. The role also involves collaborating across teams, improving software quality and reliability, and supporting cloud-native infrastructure and automated delivery workflows.
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Growth OpportunitiesH1B Sponsor Likely
Responsibilities
Improve the software development lifecycle and advance best practices in agile engineering
Lead the design and delivery of high-quality security features that improve our products and services
Design and develop production software and services using technologies such as Golang and Python, including APIs and services built with frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI
Build and operate scalable cloud-native applications and infrastructure using technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, and Terraform
Work with data technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis to support reliable, scalable production systems
Contribute to web-based applications and user experiences using technologies such as React and NextJS, where applicable
Support automated build, test, and deployment workflows using GitLab CI, GitHub Workflows, or similar CI/CD technologies
Identify opportunities for products to work together and create greater value for customers
Consider market needs, product adoption, and competition when making design decisions and tracking related metrics
Review and test code to identify problems and improve scalability, speed, and reliability
Develop technical design documentation for the team and contribute to user documentation for end users
Resolve errors, monitor production systems, identify risks, and escalate issues when needed. You may also support on-call escalations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to capture requirements, estimate timelines, track milestones, and deliver projects that meet user requirements
Share knowledge across teams through presentations, documentation, blogs, newsletters, and other forums
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of related experience, Master's degree with 3+ years of related experience, or PhD with 1+ year of related experience
Experience developing production software, including writing clean, functional code and unit tests
Experience troubleshooting and resolving software issues in development and production environments
Experience with code reviews, testing, and software engineering practices focused on scalability, reliability, and quality
Experience creating technical designs and leading software features from design through delivery
Preferred
Background leading software projects or features through implementation, testing, and delivery, and preferably experience building security products or developer-facing security tooling
Knowledge of production monitoring, incident response, postmortems, and root cause analysis
Familiarity with secure software development practices, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, and vulnerability management tools and processes
Ability to use AI/ML or generative AI to solve security problems, such as automated threat detection, alert triage, security investigation, anomaly detection, or security workflow automation
Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, embeddings, or other machine-learning capabilities and their integration with production systems
Experience with Golang or Python and familiarity with frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI
Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure and deployment technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, and Terraform
Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or similar databases and data stores
Familiarity with React, NextJS, or similar modern web technologies, and GitLab CI, GitHub Workflows, or similar CI/CD tooling
Proven collaboration with Product Management, Design, Security, and engineering teams, with the ability to mentor engineers, share technical knowledge, and contribute to software engineering roadmaps and capabilities across products
Benefits
U.S. employees are offered 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.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
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 receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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.
This is a remote role anywhere in the USA.
Company
Cisco
Networking and security solutions for organizations.
H1B Sponsorship
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reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
70%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Management and Executive
Product Management
Customer Service and Support
Sales
Marketing
Creatives and Design
Accounting and Finance
Human Resources
Education and Training
Legal and Compliance
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (1189)
2025 (1238)
2024 (1231)
2023 (1273)
2022 (2127)
2021 (1991)
2020 (1173)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5M1990-02-16IPO
1987-01-01Seed· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Charles Robbins
Chair and CEO
Kashif UlHaque
Country General Manager / CEO AFPAK
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