Engineering Product Manager, Developer Foundations

Cisco

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $191,400–$281,400 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Jun 30, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $236k

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About Cisco

Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

Cisco currently has 174 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Engineering Product Manager, Developer Foundations

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Cisco's AI Software & Platform Group seeks a senior product leader to own and shape Developer Foundations, the critical shared services layer that underpins Cloud Control Studio and other internal platforms. This role involves setting strategic direction for core services like the registry, hosting, SDKs, and public APIs, ensuring they are reliable and easy to build upon by both human developers and AI coding agents. The ideal candidate has over eight years of product management experience with a hands-on software engineering background, including shipping production code. They should be fluent in working with AI coding agents and possess deep platform expertise in hosting, runtimes, service APIs, and SDK design. Additionally, the role requires strong communication skills to collaborate effectively across DevNet, Legal, and Security teams while ensuring smooth external integration for third-party developers.

Skills

Python JavaScript APIs SDK CI/CD MCP OAuth Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL AWS Azure Git Swagger JSON REST GraphQL Linux Nginx

What you'll do

Own the direction and outcomes of Developer Foundations, a critical shared layer for Cisco's AI app development.
Shape strategy and set goals for core services like registry, hosting, SDKs, and public APIs used by internal teams and partners.
Ensure reliability, coherence, and ease-of-use in building blocks to facilitate rapid development without friction.
Partner with DevNet, Legal, and Security to establish integration and governance models for third-party developers on Cisco platforms.
Measure success based on key metrics including SDK/API adoption, performance, and the speed at which teams can build on foundations.

What we're looking for

8+ years of product management experience with end-to-end ownership and accountability.
Hands-on software engineering background with production code shipping experience.
Fluency in AI coding agents and understanding their platform integration needs.
Experience owning APIs, SDKs, or platform services used by other teams.
Internal-customer mindset for treating internal platforms as products in large enterprises.
Exposure of a platform externally through public APIs, SDKs, and partner governance.

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