Cisco
Software Engineering Technical Leader
$166K–$308K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years with a bachelor’s degree, OR 8+ years with a master’s degree; 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or a related technical field, or Master’s degree.
About the job
Leads and contributes to development, debugging, integration, testing, and customer support for Cisco Silicon One software used in networking products.
What you'll do
- Develop, analyze, and debug Silicon One software and datapath applications with internal teams, customers, and external partners.
- Drive software/hardware integration and testing, improve software enhancements and test/debug capabilities, and support networking protocols.
- Manage and mentor a North American software team and provide customer guidance and documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or a related technical field and 12+ years of software development experience, OR Master’s degree and 8+ years of related experience.
- 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
- Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Python, or Java.
- Experience with networking protocols and network architecture; agile development methodologies and project management tools such as JIRA or Confluence.
Nice to have
- Experience with SONiC, SAI or another Network OS, and networking SDKs.
- Experience with large-scale software systems, distributed computing, complex system integration, or hardware-team collaboration.
Pay
$186,900.00 to $267,700.00 USD base salary; $186,900.00 - $307,800.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $166,300.00 - $274,100.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
C, C++, Python, Java, TCP/IP, Ethernet, JIRA, Confluence
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