Software Engineer, Backend

Cisco

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WASan Jose, CA
Salary
$138,100–$198,200 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $168k
$127k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$225,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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

Cisco currently has 237 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $167,700–$245,200 across 183 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Backend

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As a Software Engineer, Backend – Webex Signaling, you will join the core Webex Signaling team to build and operate microservices that power essential features like calling, meetings, screen sharing, and transcription. You will contribute to technical designs and implement cloud-native microservices deployed on Kubernetes while ensuring services are reliable, scalable, secure, and manageable. The role involves enhancing telemetry systems for analytics and observability while utilizing AI-assisted tools like Codex or Claude throughout the development lifecycle. Key technologies include Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs, JSON, Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, SQL, and NoSQL databases. You will solve complex distributed-systems problems to ensure high-quality code and architecture across the platform. This role focuses on the backend infrastructure supporting large-scale communication workloads through continuous integration and delivery in a collaborative, globally distributed environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $207500 from 408 postings across 38 companies.

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Skills

Java Spring Spring Boot Kubernetes Kafka Cassandra Redis REST APIs JSON SQL NoSQL CI/CD Microservices Cloud-native Telemetry Monitoring Analytics Codex Claude

What you'll do

  • Build and contribute to technical designs for microservices within a continuous integration and delivery environment.
  • Develop cloud-native microservices deployed on Kubernetes and similar platforms.
  • Ensure services are reliable, scalable, secure, manageable, and supportable through DevOps practices.
  • Enhance Webex telemetry systems to improve analytics, observability, and continuous improvement.
  • Integrate AI-assisted software engineering tools into the full development lifecycle for coding, testing, and documentation.
  • Validate AI-generated content for correctness, security, performance, and intellectual property compliance.
  • Act as a gatekeeper for high-quality code, architecture, and scalable technical solutions.
  • Create alignment across product teams regarding architectural decisions and implementation strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen for work performed on U.S. soil.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience with Java.
  • 2+ years of experience with Spring and Spring Boot.
  • 2+ years of backend software engineering experience.
  • 2+ years of experience participating in the full software development lifecycle.
  • 1+ years of experience leveraging AI tools to increase productivity and efficiency.
  • Experience with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and telemetry systems (preferred).

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