Software Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Closes in 4 days Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Milpitas, CA
Salary: $183,800–$263,600 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Jul 6, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k

This role $224k

$128k most similar roles pay here $278k

This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 170 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $168,800–$241,400 across 170 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Cisco

At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineering Technical Leader

Role Posting Log in to save

Join Cisco’s Cygnus BSP group as a senior engineer responsible for transforming cutting-edge ASICs into production-ready platforms, focusing on high-performance networking infrastructure and system bring-up. You will design customer-specific features, develop robust diagnostics, integrate code into CI/CD pipelines, and debug complex initialization issues using custom tools. This role involves close collaboration with vendors, hardware designers, and platform teams to ensure best practices are upheld across the organization while mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in high-performance networking, expertise in C/C++ development and Python for automation, hands-on knowledge of BSP/SDK stacks like SAI, and a background in fabric or distributed-chassis architectures. Experience with open-source projects such as SDK, SAI, SONiC, and DPDK is highly valued.

Skills

C C++ Python SAI CI/CD SDK SONiC DPDK Terraform Git Docker Kubernetes AWS Grafana Prometheus

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 on the Cygnus-based platforms.
Develop robust diagnostics, counters, and telemetry hooks for reliable monitoring.
Integrate code into CI/CD pipelines for efficient bring-up cycles and automation.
Debug initialization and bring-up issues using on-chip traces and custom tools.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in high-performance networking with a STEM degree
Proficient in C/C++ development and Python for tooling and automation
Experience with BSP/SDK stacks and SAI abstractions
Ability to troubleshoot complex bring-up issues in lab environments
Background in fabric or distributed-chassis architectures
Contributions to open-source networking projects like SDK, SAI, SONiC, DPDK
Deep knowledge of datapath initialization and performance tuning