Senior Software Engineering Manager

Cisco

Senior Software Engineering Manager leading engineering teams for security automation and response. Overseeing feature planning and production operations in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $210,600 - $305,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams to deliver secure and scalable automation solutions while ensuring high standards for customer trust and operational excellence. Proficient in cloud-native development, AI-assisted workflows, and fostering a high-accountability engineering culture.

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Cloud-Native DevelopmentEngineering ManagementCI/CDSecurity AutomationObservability

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringInfrastructure SystemsDistributed SystemsTest AutomationProduction OperationsSecure Software DeliveryRoadmap PlanningOperational Risk ManagementArchitecture DesignPerformance Management

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCoachingTeam DevelopmentCustomer Impact AwarenessContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted DevelopmentAutomation ToolsOrchestration PlatformsAgentic WorkflowsCase Triage Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Cloud EnvironmentsEnterprise Security ProductsCustomer EscalationsFeature PlanningRelease Readiness

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering teams responsible for delivering secure, scalable Automation and Response capabilities across cloud and enterprise environments
Own execution across feature planning, release readiness, production operations, customer escalations, security response work, and long-term product quality
Drive high standards for customer trust by ensuring features are observable, supportable, reliable, safely deployable, and designed to minimize customer impact
Use AI-assisted workflows, shared skills, and automation to reduce management overhead, improve engineering judgment, accelerate triage, strengthen planning, and expand the team’s ability to deliver
Build and develop a high-accountability engineering culture where managers and engineers understand customer impact, communicate clearly, close work reliably, and continuously improve how the team operates

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
12+ years of software engineering experience building cloud, enterprise, security, infrastructure, or distributed systems
5+ years of engineering management experience leading teams through planning, delivery, operations, customer escalations, and performance management
Experience with cloud-native development, CI/CD, test automation, observability, production operations, and secure software delivery
Experience using AI-assisted development, automation, agentic workflows, prompts, or custom skills to improve engineering planning, execution, triage, review, testing, operations, or management workflows
Experience with security automation, response workflows, orchestration platforms, case triage, or enterprise security products (preferred)
Strong technical judgment across architecture, roadmap planning, release readiness, operational risk, and observability
Track record of hiring, coaching, and growing engineering managers, senior engineers, and technical leaders in a fast-moving environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt 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