Software Engineer :: C/C++, Python scripting, L2/L3 Networking (9-12 Years)
Cisco (company site, opens in a new tab)9–12 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–60 LPA
Posted on 3 Sept
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About This Role
- Lead design and development of next-generation control-plane and data-plane software for Cisco IOS XE across a variety of networking platforms including switches, routers, and IoT devices.
- Own large complex features from requirement gathering through architecture, implementation, validation, and production deployment, influencing platform-independent database infrastructure and system-level trade-offs.
- Drive technical leadership including code and architecture reviews, threat modeling, root-cause analysis, and mentoring senior engineers, while partnering with product management on strategic technology decisions.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years in relevant software engineering roles.
- Strong proficiency in C programming and Python scripting; solid understanding of Linux, Unix or RTOS operating systems, including kernel and device driver experience.
- Proven experience in software development for networking products with strong fundamentals in software architecture, modular design, and unit testing.
- Hands-on experience with generative AI assistants or agentic AI frameworks (e.g. OpenAI models, Gemini, MCP).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced technical leader comfortable driving cross-functional stakeholder negotiations on architecture, scope, and timelines for complex networking features.
- Deep domain expertise in networking software and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF) and familiarity with infrastructure technologies like containers, virtualization, and network automation.
- Practitioner with background in developing scalable, secure, and maintainable platform-independent software systems for enterprise networking or service provider environments.