Front-end Software Engineering Technical Leader

About the role

As a Front-End Software Engineering Technical Leader in Cisco’s CX Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of AI-driven solutions across Cisco's product and services portfolio. You will serve as the strategic link between architectural vision and high-fidelity design, defining the roadmap for our enterprise-wide Angular ecosystem. By promoting a "design-first" approach, you will drive the delivery of intuitive, AI-enhanced interfaces that simplify critical user workflows. You will set the high-water mark for performance, accessibility, and architectural standards across the organization and develop a culture of design-driven innovation that ensures our products remain resilient, scalable, and elite.

Responsibilities

• Front-End Architecture: Lead the architectural design of large-scale front-end applications. Define standards for modular architecture, state management patterns, and cross-team code sharing.
• Architectural Vision: Define the long-term technical roadmap for the front-end ecosystem, driving the adoption of advanced Angular patterns that support large-scale, enterprise applications.
• Design System Governance: Act as the primary authority for the organization’s design-to-code workflow. Lead the development and evolution of a comprehensive design system, ensuring that Figma and Adobe XD assets are fully aligned with the Angular component library and design tokens.
• Multi-functional Leadership: Partner with design leads and product management to influence product design at the ideation stage. Ensure that technical capabilities are fully aligned with intuitive, high-fidelity user journeys.
• Innovation & Performance: Set enterprise standards for accessibility (WCAG), performance optimization, and AI-enabled interface patterns within the Angular ecosystem.
• Mentorship: Lead and influence senior engineers, facilitating architectural deep-dives, driving technical consensus, and fostering a culture of excellence in UI/UX and design-driven engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar STEM field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional front-end engineering experience.
• Experience with Figma or Adobe XD as primary tools for architectural design, iteration, and enhancing user satisfaction and functional efficiency.
• Experience with Angular, RxJS, and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting front-end solutions for AI-driven platforms (LLM interfaces, agentic UI).
• Experience in Design Token management and bridging the gap between designers and developers.
• Strong understanding of Performance Metrics (Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals) in an Angular context.
• Ability to interpret user behavior data (analytics, heatmaps) and translate it into actionable UI improvements.
• Strong verbal and written communication, with the ability to articulate architectural decisions to non-technical collaborators.
• Experience designing UIs that integrate LLM outputs or Copilot-style AI assistants into professional workflows.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive technical consensus, and communicate architectural concepts to diverse collaborators.
• Cisco networking knowledge is a plus.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations is $151,600.00 to $222,400.00. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are:

• New York City Metro Area: $186,900.00 - $307,800.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $166,300.00 - $274,100.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Grants of Cisco restricted stock units, vesting over defined periods.
• Paid holidays (10 per year), plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday.
• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
• 16 days of paid vacation per year for non-exempt employees; flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and annually thereafter.
• Optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer.
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies.