Senior SW Engineer- Data Center Switching

About the role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of core Ethernet Technologies with architectural exposure to craft and develop Ethernet Switching as applied to both Public and Private cloud infrastructure. You will work on the intricacies of the critically important infrastructure that enables the world-class, multi-layered Nexus switches. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in multi-functional collaboration and be exposed to all facets of the software development cycle from innovation and marketing requirements to product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define, architect, design, and deliver new features and solutions on the Nexus family platform
• Work independently with direction from leader to determine best approach to accomplish work
• Develop relationships with peer stakeholders within and across teams and build productive working relationships
• May lead projects with limited complexity to execute the defined software engineering roadmap
• May lead small-to-medium features from technical design through completion
• Stay current on industry trends and serve as an expert on the software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices; coach others, as needed
• Contribute to delivery of high-quality design and deliverables
• Advocate for new features within a product to address customer needs
• Track metrics for product adoption and success
• Write functional clean code and unit tests with minimal guidance
• Perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process under minimal supervision
• Perform code reviews for others in project
• Write code enabling scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases
• Troubleshoot complex issues within the production environment, may serve customers through on-call rotations to identify end user problems, may lead postmortem and write root cause analysis
• Share knowledge across teams, both informally and formally (e.g., ad-hoc basis, internal presentations, blogs, newsletters)
• Cook up project timelines and continuously review, update, and communicate project specifications to team members and stakeholders
• Develop remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery
• Identify and act upon opportunities to assist others
• Mentor peers and/or engineering interns

Requirements

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD +4 years of related experience
• Demonstrative skills in C and/or C++ and Python programming language
• Experienced with Embedded and/or router/switch software development
• Debugging with tools like GBDD
• Demonstrated experience with L2/L3/ACL/QOS Packet Forwarding and/or CPU packet path
• Experience with traffic generator tools such as IXIA & Spirent

Preferred Qualifications

• SDK development on NPU/DPU/Networking ASICs is highly desirable
• Proven experience in fostering collaboration across diverse teams to achieve goals, resolve challenges, and drive innovation in a cross-functional environment
• Hands-on experience with SDKs to include integration, debugging and optimization of the SDKs in software projects
• Practical experience and knowledge working with network processors and/or packet forwarding ASICs including development, deployment and troubleshooting in real-world applications

Benefits

The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

• New York City Metro Area: $165,000.00 - $277,600.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $146,700.00 - $247,000.00

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $165,000.00 to $241,400.00 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. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Schedule

Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; andOnce performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.