Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Cisco

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Closes tomorrow Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
20 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 28, 2026 (soon)

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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, Data Engineering

Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering joins the Cisco Network Platform team to build and operate large-scale systems processing petabytes of daily telemetry from over 25 million devices. The role involves architecting and operating scalable data pipelines, engineering resilient high-performance distributed systems within Kubernetes environments, and establishing observability standards. You will translate complex data requirements into dependable solutions that power global operational insights and critical network infrastructure. Key responsibilities include managing real-time streaming or batch processing frameworks and integrating AI-assisted engineering tools. Required technical skills include programming in Scala, C++, or Java, along with experience using Kafka, Spark, or Flink. Candidates should also possess experience with SQL, distributed data stores, Terraform, Ansible, Elasticsearch, and Grafana to manage network telemetry and large fleet-management systems.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and operate scalable data pipelines to ingest petabyte-scale telemetry from millions of network devices.
  • Engineer resilient, high-performance distributed systems within Kubernetes environments.
  • Translate complex data requirements into dependable technical solutions for global operational insights.
  • Establish robust observability standards using ELK and Grafana to identify issues and streamline recovery.
  • Integrate AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate the development lifecycle and deployment standards.
  • Manage real-time streaming or batch processing frameworks such as Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
  • Debug distributed systems and backend services that process large volumes of daily telemetry data.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's plus 5 years, Master's plus 3 years, PhD, or equivalent related work experience.
  • Experience building, operating, or debugging distributed systems or backend services processing large volumes of telemetry data daily.
  • Programming experience using Scala, C++, or Java within a production environment.
  • Experience designing and managing data pipelines using real-time streaming or batch processing frameworks such as Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
  • Experience deploying and maintaining containerized workloads on Kubernetes clusters in a production environment.
  • Experience with SQL, distributed data stores, or operating cloud-native services in production (preferred).
  • Familiarity with network telemetry, networking protocols, or large fleet-management systems (preferred).
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Elasticsearch, or Grafana for automating infrastructure and monitoring workflows (preferred).

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