Senior Software Engineer | C/C++, OS, Embedded systems, Networking | 8-12 years
Cisco (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–55 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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About This Role
- Own end-to-end development, testing, and integration of networking and OS-related software features for Cisco IOS XR platforms.
- Engage as single point of contact (SPOC) for specific component areas, interacting regularly with product management, testing, and customer teams.
- Lead medium-scale features including design, delivery, code reviews, issue triage, and postmortems; mentor peers and advise junior engineers.
Minimum Requirements
- 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication, or equivalent technical field.
- Strong expertise in C/C++ programming with sound knowledge of UNIX-based OS concepts, multithreaded programming, networking, and system programming.
- Demonstrated understanding of GenAI capabilities and AI-powered software development.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in designing and delivering complex networking or embedded system software, preferably in large-scale service provider or NOS environments.
- Proactive in technical leadership including driving medium feature delivery, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and improving development lifecycles in an Agile environment.
- Comfortable mentoring others, conducting deep code reviews, handling production issues, and contributing to product-level decisions including security and observability.