Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 2/24/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
A Cisco Software Engineering team member is responsible for designing, developing, and testing software applications that power Cisco networking devices, often focusing on areas like network protocols, device drivers, operating systems, and cloud-based solutions, requiring a strong understanding of networking fundamentals and proficiency in AI ML technologies and testing and to create innovative and reliable software for various Cisco products, collaborating closely with other engineers and teams to ensure seamless integration and high-quality deliverables.
Your Impact
In this role, you will part of a team of engineers and technical leaders in the design and solutions of software features for control plane and data plane on Cisco?s Silicon One platform products. You will be responsible for benchmarking platforms that will be used to build highly scalable, low power, low latency, dense systems for the ever-demanding AI/ML workloads, internet users and applications. You will use modern AI/ML applications, delve into Silicon One and architecture. As a technical leader, you will be part of requirement discussions with the customer and will work on scoping the feature post-closing the requirements. You will take complete ownership of delivering benchmarking related tasks in a timely manner and with outstanding quality. You will be the gatekeeper of the benchmarking high performance silicon related validation in the domains you own. You will gain intimate knowledge of the Silicon One hardware architecture, software programming models and work with the architecture and hardware teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field with 8 + years of relevant work experience or master?s degree with 6 + years of related experience.
Experience with writing use cases and testing datacenter networks and protocols for high performing and scalable networking products.
Working experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols and technologies including BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, SPRING and more.
Experience with QoS (Quality of Service), DCQCN or AI/ML congestion management and congestion control mechanisms.
Network operating systems experience like SONiC, NexusOS, XR or other Linux like OS.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on skills in routing protocols and AI ML designs.
Experience in debugging customer related issues.
Experience in advanced network testers like Ixia, IBPerf, NCCL etc.
Experience in DCQCN and AI ML congestion management and congestion control mechanisms.
Deep understanding of dense data center design, including computing, storage, networking and cloud, edge networking products.
\#WeAreCisco
\#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection?we celebrate our employees? diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer?80 hours each year?allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Meet the Team
A Cisco Software Engineering team member is responsible for designing, developing, and testing software applications that power Cisco networking devices, often focusing on areas like network protocols, device drivers, operating systems, and cloud-based solutions, requiring a strong understanding of networking fundamentals and proficiency in AI ML technologies and testing and to create innovative and reliable software for various Cisco products, collaborating closely with other engineers and teams to ensure seamless integration and high-quality deliverables.
Your Impact
In this role, you will part of a team of engineers and technical leaders in the design and solutions of software features for control plane and data plane on Cisco?s Silicon One platform products. You will be responsible for benchmarking platforms that will be used to build highly scalable, low power, low latency, dense systems for the ever-demanding AI/ML workloads, internet users and applications. You will use modern AI/ML applications, delve into Silicon One and architecture. As a technical leader, you will be part of requirement discussions with the customer and will work on scoping the feature post-closing the requirements. You will take complete ownership of delivering benchmarking related tasks in a timely manner and with outstanding quality. You will be the gatekeeper of the benchmarking high performance silicon related validation in the domains you own. You will gain intimate knowledge of the Silicon One hardware architecture, software programming models and work with the architecture and hardware teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field with 8 + years of relevant work experience or master?s degree with 6 + years of related experience.
Experience with writing use cases and testing datacenter networks and protocols for high performing and scalable networking products.
Working experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols and technologies including BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, SPRING and more.
Experience with QoS (Quality of Service), DCQCN or AI/ML congestion management and congestion control mechanisms.
Network operating systems experience like SONiC, NexusOS, XR or other Linux like OS.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on skills in routing protocols and AI ML designs.
Experience in debugging customer related issues.
Experience in advanced network testers like Ixia, IBPerf, NCCL etc.
Experience in DCQCN and AI ML congestion management and congestion control mechanisms.
Deep understanding of dense data center design, including computing, storage, networking and cloud, edge networking products.
\#WeAreCisco
\#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection?we celebrate our employees? diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer?80 hours each year?allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Key skill Required
- Spring
- Spring
- Architecture
- Networking
- Affirmative Action
- Benchmarking
- Computer Science
- Computing
- Congestion Management
- Data Center Design
- Data Plane
- Design
- Development
- Hardware Architecture
- Inclusive
- Infrastructure
- Integration
- Internet
- Learning
- Linux
- Management
- Orientation
- Ownership
- Passionate
- Quality Of Service
- Science
- Seamless Integration
- Software Engineering
- Sustainability
- Validation
- VXLAN
- Writing
