Leader, Software Engineering

About the role

This is a hybrid position. The selected candidate will be required to be in the office 2–3 days a week at our RTP, NC or Richardson, TX location.

Join a dynamic Engineering Team at Cisco, where we are redefining enterprise software development through modern AI-driven tools and rapid innovation. Our team’s purpose is to design, build, and scale internal and external applications that streamline operations, reduce third-party software costs, and accelerate Cisco’s and our customers’ digital transformation. You’ll collaborate with a highly skilled, matrixed group of developers, technical experts, and cross-functional partners from Platform, Product Management, and Delivery organizations. The team thrives in an agile, collaborative environment that values bias to action, continuous learning, and the opportunity to influence core business outcomes.

Your Impact

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of our applications. You will drive innovation in application development, ensure rigorous quality through functional and performance testing, and oversee the seamless deployment of solutions into production. You will be a key advocate for modern engineering practices, specifically focusing on robust CI/CD processes to accelerate delivery and maintain high system reliability.

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Application Development: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable, high-quality software applications.
• Quality Assurance: Define and implement strategies for functional and performance testing to ensure product stability and performance before production release.
• CI/CD Excellence: Champion the end-to-end CI/CD process, ensuring automated pipelines are efficient, secure, and reliable.
• Operational Support: Provide leadership support for production environments, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, architecture, and operations teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives. Drive the Execution Commit process and deliver on commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar STEM field.
• 10+ years of professional experience with 4+ years leading and managing software engineering teams.
• Experience managing distributed engineering teams in a global organization.
• Technical background in application development and modern software delivery lifecycles.
• Experience with CI/CD methodologies, automation tools, and performance testing frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies and infrastructure-as-code.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical transformation and process improvements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team-building skills.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era—and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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 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

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, including:

• 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 time away:
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar 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 full calendar year for non-exempt employees (accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period)
  • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for exempt employees
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1 thereafter (up to 80 hours may be carried forward)
  • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies