Software Engineer

Meet the Team Cisco is a global leader in networking and IT, dedicated to transforming how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. To provide best-in-class technologies to our customers, we've created an unrivaled company culture for our employees. One that is collaborative, empathetic, and provides employees with the autonomy to develop technology that's intuitive, secure, and simple for everyone to use. Our Routing SD-WAN Group is at the forefront of innovation, delivering intelligent, secure, and scalable WAN edge solutions that empower enterprises to connect and protect their networks from the edge to the cloud. Our Routing Platform Software team within Routing SD-WAN builds industry-leading headend SD-WAN and edge routing platforms. We are reinventing the WAN with controller-based, intent-driven networking that delivers secure connectivity to users and devices across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS applications. You will join a high-energy group working on next-generation routing and services at global scale, connecting thousands of devices and millions of users. Your Impact We are looking for a software engineer to develop various networking (routing / forwarding) functionalities four our industry leading SD-WAN and routing solution.  Some of the key areas of focus will be segmentation, segment routing, multicast, IPv6, quality-of-service, and various general networking concepts.  Your work will span controllers and edge network appliances.  In this role, you will collaborate with product management, technical marketing, and various cross functional teams that power the Cisco innovation.  You will have the opportunity to define new architectures or enhance existing ones to provide solution to our customers.  If you are passionate about solving complex system level problems and influencing network behavior at scale, we would love to meet you. You’ll leverage modern AI tools to enhance software development practices to help drive greater efficiency, quality, and innovation across the team. Minimum Qualifications Bachelors with 5-8 years or Master’s degree with 3-6 years of related experience Experience in data structures, algorithms and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills is a must. Experience in Networking in one or more areas– IP networking, L2/L3, DHCP, DNS, Security, MPLS, QOS and Multicast, segment routing. Networking Knowledge: Solid understanding of routing architectures and Layer 2 networking protocols. Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in C/C with a focus on systems programming and Linux environments. Experience with AI/ML techniques and tools for development (e.g., codex, copilot, code assistants, static analysis tools, test automation platforms). Preferred Qualifications Experience in SDWAN technologies and architectures is a plus. Working knowledge with virtualization technologies is a plus. Ability to develop and debug solutions that span multiple network instances: controllers, edges, hubs, spokes… Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.