Software Development Engineer II (Full Time) – United States ENG/CPO/WTG ETR

About the role

The Cisco Enterprise Routing team is responsible for developing Cisco’s new generation Secure Routers. This role involves designing and delivering features across the routing stack, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. You will integrate hardware and software by bringing up new platforms, debug complex issues across various software layers, and write clean, maintainable code with unit tests.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver features across the routing stack, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Integrate hardware and software by bringing up new platforms.
• Debug complex issues across various software layers.
• Use modern development workflows including AI-assisted coding tools and VSCode.
• Write clean, maintainable code with unit tests; perform code reviews and contribute to secure coding practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, product, and test teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree + 2 years of relevant experience or Master's degree + 0 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant fields include Computer Science/Computer Engineering.
• Foundational C/C++ programming skills.
• Strong software development debugging skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Codex).
• Understanding of Operating Systems and OSI Model layers.

Skills

• Software development debugging skills.
• Foundational C/C++ programming skills.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Codex).
• Understanding of Operating Systems and OSI Model layers.

Benefits

At Cisco, we offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment. The starting salary range for this position is $101,500.00 to $144,500.00, subject to location and individual performance. Additional benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Cisco also offers flexible vacation time off, paid time off for personal wellness, and additional paid time off for critical or emergency issues for family members. For quota-based sales roles, Cisco provides performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $101,500.00 to $144,500.00, subject to location and individual performance.

Schedule

Full-time schedule is available.