Software Engineer

Cisco

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Boulder, CO
Salary
$139,300–$203,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 4, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $155k
This role $171k
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This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $124,850–$184,900 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $171k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 307 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $167,700–$245,000 across 224 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer

The Software Engineer joins the Edge Processor Team to build and maintain high-throughput pipelines within the Splunk Integrated Data Platform. This role involves leading the end-to-end delivery of complex projects, including writing system design documents, developing, testing, and deploying software. You will set the technical vision, identify pre-production bottlenecks, and participate in rotating on-call duties to resolve production issues. The position requires proficiency in Go or C++, with expertise in concurrency models, memory management, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines. You will work with streaming ingestion systems like Kafka, Pulsar, Spark, and Elastic, while utilizing Open Telemetry and Kubernetes. The work focuses on providing mission-critical infrastructure for real-time observability and security by processing petabytes of data within customer edge environments.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Colorado?

Median $168000 from 81 postings across 21 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end software development cycle for complex projects spanning multiple months.
  • Write system design documents and develop, test, automate, and deploy high-throughput software.
  • Set the technical vision for the team by providing coding guidelines and engineering standards.
  • Identify and resolve pre-production system bottlenecks and production issues.
  • Perform design and code reviews to improve product maintainability and diagnosability.
  • Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose and solve customer issues.
  • Analyze network traffic and protocol behavior to resolve throughput, latency, and reliability issues.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field and 7+ years of experience in backend software development.
  • Master's Degree with 4+ years of related experience in backend software development.
  • Experience with Go or C++ programming language, including concurrency models and memory management.
  • Experience architecting, deploying, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines systems.
  • Experience with high-performance data paths in streaming ingestion systems like Kafka, Pulsar, Spark, or Elastic.
  • Familiarity and experience with observability platform using Open Telemetry (preferred).
  • Infrastructure experience with Kubernetes and on-premise deployments (preferred).
  • Ability to influence technical strategy and align stakeholders across multiple teams and organizational levels (preferred).

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