Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Cisco

Senior Software Engineer developing scalable backend solutions for Cisco's services and data platforms. Collaborating with teams to power data-driven decisions through modern technology.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $241,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and maintaining scalable, distributed software solutions using C++ in a Linux environment, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and observability. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines and utilizing automated testing frameworks to enhance the software development lifecycle.

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C++ DevelopmentCI/CD ImplementationContainerizationSQL Database DesignObservability Tooling

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Hard Skills

C++11 or Newer StandardsDistributed Systems AnalysisDebuggingSQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL)Automated Testing FrameworksRust ProgrammingScala ProgrammingPython Programming

Tools & Technologies

GitLabGitHubKubernetesOpenTelemetryPrometheusGrafana

Industry Keywords

ScalabilityPerformanceReliabilityMaintainabilityObservabilityDeveloper Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

C++Distributed SystemsGrafanaKubernetesLinuxMySQLPostgresPrometheusPythonRustScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, scale, and maintain platforms and services sustaining Cisco services and data platforms
Design, build, ship, analyze, and maintain scalable, distributed, enterprise software solutions
Build and maintain backend components using C++ in a Linux environment
Focus on increasing reliability, performance, scalability, testability, maintainability, observability, and developer experience
Work with various groups within Cisco to understand data requirements and requests

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience analyzing, scaling, troubleshooting, and debugging distributed systems
Experience developing software using C++11 or newer standards
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub) and deploying applications using containerization and Kubernetes
Experience designing and querying relational databases using SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
Experience utilizing automated testing frameworks and LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle
Programming experience in Rust, Scala, Python is preferred
Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana is preferred

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
paid time away including 10 paid holidays, one floating holiday, a paid day off for birthday, and up to 16 days paid vacation for non-exempt employees
flexible vacation time for exempt employees
up to 80 hours of sick time off
optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer
eligible for annual bonuses for non-sales roles
performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans