Software Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Remote Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Milpitas, CA
Salary: $183,800–$263,600 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Closes: Jul 17, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k

This role $224k

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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 · Software Engineering Technical Leader

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As a senior engineer on Cisco’s Silicon One team in Milpitas, CA, you will play a pivotal role in transforming advanced ASICs into production-ready platforms by building and maintaining platform infrastructure from early bring-up through full system launch. Your responsibilities include designing customer-required features, developing critical applications, and creating robust diagnostics and automation tools to ensure fast and repeatable bring-up cycles. You will work closely with hardware designers, NOS/platform teams, and cross-functional software teams to integrate software into CI/CD pipelines and debug complex issues using on-chip traces and custom tools. The role demands proficiency in C/C++ for platform development and Python for automation, along with experience in high-performance networking and embedded systems. Ideal candidates will have a track record of independently driving technical work and translating ambiguous requirements into clear execution plans while fostering engineering best practices across the organization.

Skills

C C++ Python CI/CD Docker Terraform AWS Kubernetes PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Ansible Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Own platform and system infrastructure for multiple Cygnus-based platforms from initial power-on to full launch.
Design and implement customer-required features and solutions on Cygnus-based platforms.
Convert ambiguous requirements into clear engineering work items and drive them to completion.
Develop robust diagnostics, telemetry hooks, and automation for reliable bring-up cycles.
Integrate software into CI/CD pipelines and automate at scale for efficient development.

What we're looking for

Experienced in C/C++ development for platform, embedded, or systems software.
Proficient in Python for tooling, automation, and test development.
Background in high-performance networking, embedded systems, or ASIC bring-up.
Strong ability to debug hardware/software interaction issues using various tools.
Capable of independently driving technical work in a fast-paced environment.
Skillful at translating ambiguous requirements into clear execution plans.
Proven collaboration skills across multiple engineering teams and disciplines.