Senior Software Engineer – Control Plane (Go/Kubernetes) - Hypershield
About the role
Join Cisco’s Cisco Hypershield team, where we are building the next generation of distributed security infrastructure for modern networking environments. The Smart Switch team develops foundational security capabilities that extend across multiple Cisco platforms, including switching, routing, and firewall systems. This team is responsible for core control plane software that enables policy configuration, deployment workflows, logging, visibility, and feature orchestration across a shared security architecture used by products spanning Cisco systems networking portfolios, including Nexus, Catalyst, and emerging smart switch platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop control plane features for network security products using Go in Linux-based environments
- Build and maintain APIs used for policy configuration, deployment workflows, logging, and operational visibility
- Integrate third-party components and internal services into Cisco security platforms
- Collaborate with data plane and platform engineering teams to deliver end-to-end feature functionality
- Contribute to architecture discussions, feature design, and technical execution for new security capabilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related software engineering experience, or Master's + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
- 5+ years of development experience in languages such as Go, C, or C++
- Experience developing software in Linux environments
- Experience building or maintaining software for security, networking, or infrastructure products or distributed systems
- Experience developing software for cloud-native applications or services deployed on Kubernetes or similar distributed platforms
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional Go development experience
- Experience designing and developing APIs using REST, gRPC, or Protocol Buffers
- Experience working with Kubernetes-based applications, including developing, deploying, debugging, or operating software running in Kubernetes environments
- Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts such as CRDs, Kubernetes APIs, controllers, RBAC, or secrets management
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including network flows, policy enforcement, load balancing, or network configuration concepts
- Experience working with distributed systems or network infrastructure platforms
- Familiarity with network configuration technologies such as YANG, NETCONF, telemetry, or similar infrastructure configuration frameworks
- Experience working effectively in a remote or distributed team environment
Skills
- Effective collaboration with peers across a geographically distributed team
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
Pay
The starting salary range posted for this position is $183,800.00 to $263,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Schedule
This is a remote U.S. based role, requiring work within the Pacific Time Zone.