Software Engineer

Cisco

Remote Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Research Triangle Park, NC
Salary
$137,000–$200,500 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Closes
Jul 10, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $169k
$121k most similar roles pay here $220k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$210,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $173k 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 185 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$241,400 across 185 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer

As a Full Stack Software Engineer on the MX Dashboard team at Cisco Meraki in RTP, you will work with cross-functional partners to architect and implement large-scale SD-WAN and security systems, ensuring high-quality, user-friendly cloud-managed services for millions of network devices and tens of millions of users. Your daily tasks include addressing scalability challenges, collaborating with firmware engineers and UX designers on new feature development, conducting code reviews, and building high-impact technology projects that maintain product stability and customer focus. The role requires 7+ years of professional coding experience in backend technologies like Ruby on Rails or Node.js, along with expertise in React for rich web UIs and efficient database design using Postgres or SQL. Experience in system scaling, real-time dashboards, and security/networking is a plus.

What you'll do

  • Address complex scalability challenges to ensure high availability and performance.
  • Design and implement new Security and SD-WAN features in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Provide guidance through code reviews for junior engineers on the team.
  • Scope, design, and build high-impact technology projects within the Meraki Dashboard.
  • Ensure product stability and maintain a strong focus on customer satisfaction.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of professional production coding and testing experience.
  • 5+ years of expertise in web backend technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Python, or Node.js.
  • 3+ years of experience building rich web UIs using React (and Redux) or similar frameworks.
  • Strong database design and query performance skills for relational databases like PostgreSQL.
  • Experience in analyzing and scaling large systems, web development, or dev-ops/infrastructure tasks.

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