Senior Software Engineer

Cisco

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Work type: On-site
Location: Milpitas, CA
Salary: $167,700–$245,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 24 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Oct 30, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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The Senior Software Engineer joins the Distributed System Engineering group to develop products powering large-scale networks for AI/ML workloads. Working within an agile team, you will design, develop, and test data-center features for the Cisco 8000 Platform using the SONiC network operating system. Your daily responsibilities include building and delivering data plane and control plane software, specifically creating forwarding and services feature sets such as L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, and Mirroring. You will produce clean, maintainable code using C++ and Python to build automated test suites for kernel module validation. Required technical skills include Linux, Pytest, GDB, PDB, and GIT. You must also possess knowledge of networking protocols like TCP/IP, BGP, VxLAN, and EVPN, alongside experience with SAI and CI/CD pipeline tools.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

C++ Python Linux SONiC TCP/IP BGP VxLAN EVPN Pytest GDB PDB GIT Jira Jenkins CI/CD SAI L2/L3 Forwarding QoS ACLs

What you'll do

Design, develop, and test data-center features for the Cisco 8000 Platform.
Build and deliver data plane and control plane software.
Develop forwarding and services data plane feature sets.
Code in C++ and Python to produce clean, maintainable code.
Implement networking features such as L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, and Mirroring.
Build automated test suites for kernel module validation using Pytest.
Provide end-to-end product development and production support in a fast-paced environment.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related experience, Master's plus 4 years, or PhD plus 1 year of related experience.
3+ years of programming experience in C/C++.
2+ years of experience using Python to build automated test suites for kernel module validation, including Pytest.
2+ years of experience with Linux.
Knowledge of Linux Kernel (preferred).
Knowledge of Open Standard Networking Systems and APIs such as SONiC and SAI (preferred).
Knowledge of networking protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, VxLAN, EVPN, and ACLs (preferred).
Experience using debugging tools like GDB and PDB, and tools like GIT, Jira, and Jenkins (preferred).

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