Senior SW Engineer – Data Center Switching

Cisco

Senior SW Engineer developing Ethernet Switching products at Cisco. Collaborating on data center infrastructure projects with a focus on modern network needs.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $241,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in a project team of engineers involved in the development of software for next generation data center switch Nexus product family
Define, architect, design, and deliver new features and solutions on the Nexus family platform
Work independently with direction from leader to determines best approach to accomplish work
Develop relationships with peer stakeholders within and across teams and builds 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
Will stay current on industry trends and serves as an expert on the software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices; coaches 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)
Coordinate and collaborate on project timelines and continuously reviews, updates, and communicates project specifications to team members and stakeholders
Develop remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery
Identifies and acts upon opportunities to assist others
Mentors peers and/or engineering interns

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 GBD
Demonstrated experience with L2/L3/ACL/QOS Packet Forwarding and/or CPU packet path
Experience with traffic generator tools such as IXIA & Spirent

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
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 time accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

L2/L3/ACL/QOS Packet ForwardingCPU Packet PathTraffic Generator ToolsIXIASpirent

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingMentoringCollaborationCoaching