Software Engineering Technical Leader – Backend Services

Cisco

Technical Lead for backend services at Cisco- Isovalent focused on building software for workload security. Leading a team, enhancing scale, performance, reliability, and security.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeZurich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend services architecture, large-scale event processing, and performance engineering, with a strong foundation in algorithms and security architecture. Proven ability to lead technical teams and implement scalable solutions in complex distributed systems.

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Technical LeadershipBackend Services ArchitectureLarge-Scale Event ProcessingKubernetesCloud API Programming

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Hard Skills

GoC++JavaAlgorithmsSystems ProgrammingPerformance EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureSchema/Data ModelingDatabase DesignAgile

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAWSAzureGCP

Industry Keywords

TelemetryDistributed SystemsEvent Processing Architectures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership and make architectural contributions in backend services that collect and process telemetry at scale from data sources in customer environments
React to changes in environment and render policies in highly scalable manner to large number of enforcement points
Implement API endpoints that need to respond with minimal latencies even when crunching large volumes of data.
Be deployed in highly complex distributed system environments and involve failure modes unique to those environments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 9+ years' experience building software systems in one or more programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java.
Technical leadership experience in a software engineering environment
Agile experience
Bachelor's degree with 11+ years of related experience, Master's with 9+ years, PhD with 4+ years, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience
Proficiency in Computer Science foundational areas, including algorithms, systems, databases, performance engineering and security architecture
Schema/Data modeling design experience
Experience with large-scale event processing architectures
Experience in systems programming and performance engineering
Experience working with security architecture and database design
Kubernetes experience
Experience programming using cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development