Senior Software Engineer

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional software development experience using Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience designing, building, testing, and operating real-time data processing pipelines.
• Experience designing and implementing APIs within distributed software architectures.
• Experience with Git, automated testing, Kubernetes, and continuous integration and delivery workflow.

• Deep knowledge and interest in real-time data processing with technologies such as Kafka Streams, ClickHouse, Flink, and similar.
• Familiarity with relational, document-based, or vector datastores.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Kosmos, Codex, or Claude.
• Understanding of containers and modern cloud deployment practices.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team.

As a Software Engineer you will:

• Design, build, test, and operate near real time data streaming-based (Spark/Flink) solutions for some of the largest Networking customers in the world.
• Develop agentic workflows, reusable skills, tool integrations, and orchestration capabilities.
• Integrate AI tools with source control, CI/CD systems, issue trackers, documentation platforms, and internal developer environments.
• Build backend services, MCP and APIs that are secure, observable, reliable, and easy to maintain.
• Apply large scale data processing to real time streaming telemetry across various domains.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and help evolve the architecture of our AI development platform.
• Improve engineering processes, documentation, and operational practices across the team.

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.