Software Engineering Technical Leader

Applications are accepted until further notice. NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. This is a hybrid role with three days per week at Cisco’s Research Triangle Park, NC (PREFERRED LOCATION) or Richardson, TX office. Collaboration group continuously evaluates the number days in office recommendation. Meet the Team The Cisco Collaboration team is dedicated to delivering best-in-class productivity and communication solutions that empower employees to connect, communicate, and collaborate securely and reliably from anywhere. The team manages and enhances Cisco’s collaboration tools such as Webex Meetings, Webex Teams, and video devices, ensuring a seamless digital workplace experience. Composed of diverse roles including product managers, software engineers, project managers, and content creators, the team drives adoption, education, and continuous improvement of collaboration technologies to support hybrid and remote workforce of various enterprises and government agencies. Their mission is to simplify teamwork, foster innovation, and enable business agility through integrated, user-friendly collaboration platforms that bring people together effectively across distributed teams Your Impact: Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and User Experience at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Collaborates with user experience design, product management, and cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused solutions. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes. Leads design, development, and integration of WiFi and Bluetooth technologies in Cisco conference room devices. Drives innovation to improve wireless connectivity, device interoperability, and user experience in hybrid workspaces. Recommends improvements to software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices. Delivers high-quality feature designs and identify opportunities for product integration to add customer value. Writes clean, functional code and unit tests independently; maintain and enhance solutions by addressing complex issues. Conducts thorough code reviews, optimize code for scale and reliability, and contribute to threat modeling. Monitors production environments, serve as escalation point for on-call issues, and coordinate project timelines. Tracks progress, provide updates, mentor peers and junior engineers, and assist through code reviews and technical guidance. Minimum Qualifications: 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and testing enterprise-class video/audio device software and a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, or an equivalent field, or possess equivalent experience. Experience in C++, Python programming and embedded systems platforms (Linux OS) Experience with product lifecycle management and agile development methodologies. Experience with wireless protocols, RF design, and embedded systems. Expertise in wireless protocol debugging, performance optimization, and troubleshooting in complex environments. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in using AI tools such as Windsurf, Cursor and GitHub copilot. Experience with conference room or collaboration device technologies. Ability to work with chip vendors and third-party sensor ecosystems to integrate and validate wireless components. Experience with compliance testing processes and regulatory requirements for wireless devices. 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 d ... (truncated, view full listing at source)