Software Engineering Technical Lead, Mobility Engineering

Cisco

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CARTP, NC
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 30, 2026

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Technical Lead, Mobility Engineering

The Software Engineering Technical Lead, Mobility Engineering joins the Mobile Core Business Unit to serve as an Escalation Engineer. In this role, you will independently handle high-priority customer escalations to diagnose and debug UCS compute hardware, mobility applications, and core network issues. You will work closely with hardware and software engineering teams to resolve problems, provide product improvement feedback, and maintain relationships with global TAC teams. The position requires expertise in 5G packet core architectures, 3GPP specifications, Linux, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. You will utilize system logs, performance data, and debugging tools to resolve issues. Preferred skills include C, C++, Go, Python, Shell, REST APIs, and networking protocols like TCP/IP, BGP, and IPSec. This work supports 5G control- and user-plane products running in cloud-native environments.

What you'll do

  • Independently handle high-priority customer escalations to solve and debug UCS compute hardware and mobility applications.
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and performance issues using system logs and root-cause analysis.
  • Work with Hardware and Software Engineering teams to resolve complex technical problems and address customer issues.
  • Provide product improvement feedback to Engineering teams based on customer escalations.
  • Coordinate with global TAC and UCS escalation teams to manage technical findings and documented resolutions.
  • Interact with local and remote engineering, marketing, and release engineering teams to resolve customer issues.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of related experience, Master's plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years of related experience.
  • Experience applying 3GPP specifications to the design, deployment, integration, or support of 5G packet core architectures.
  • Experience diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and performance issues across compute environments using system logs and debugging tools.
  • Experience leading customer-facing technical escalations and coordinating cross-functional teams to drive documented resolutions.
  • Experience with languages such as C, C++, or Go; scripting in Python or Shell; and understanding of REST APIs (preferred).
  • Expertise in AIOps methodologies and data visualization capabilities (preferred).
  • Familiarity with StarOS (preferred).
  • Experience with 5G call model simulation tools and networking protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, HTTPS, BGP, BFD, and IPSec (preferred).

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