Application window has been extended and expected to close 1/7/2025 Who We Are At Cisco, we are a global leader in networking and IT, driving innovation and redefining how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Our mission is to shape the future of the internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners. We are committed to encouraging a diverse and partnership environment where everyone can thrive and encourage our collective success. What You'll Do As a Software Engineer in the Service Provider High End Router (Cisco 8000) team, you will craft and develop a large range of networking features as part of the Software Development Team. The foundational features of the next generation platforms are solidly in place. This will be a ground floor opportunity and will allow you to be responsible for the next phase of product growth, convergence in the SP space supplying significant features for Web, Cloud, Data Center, and Mobile solutions. Who You'll Work With You will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of technologies, customer solutions, and work with some of the world’s largest web, cloud and next gen service provider customers. You will be part of a diverse team responsible for delivering innovative outstanding high-quality solutions on Cisco8000 involving groundbreaking newer generation SiliconOne ASICS. You will be part of the team developing SDK and/or Control plane for networking protocols. Who You Are You have proven the ability to design and implement features with minimal supervision, leveraging technical knowledge and collaborating to solve issues in a multi-functional organization. This position is focused on embedded SW with significant SW/HW interactions. The solutions will involve Device Drivers, and Network Processors knowledge. * Experience with memory architectures and access optimization will be useful. * Strong interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, networking protocol knowledge. * Excellent analytical and decision-making skills. * Independent, proactive with an ability to influence others. Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/EC or equivalent experience * 7+ years software development (Strong C++/C and python skills) * 3+ years of experience with Router forwarding features. * Experience crafting and implementing solutions within sophisticated software systems. Preferred Qualifications: * Network processor software programming experience is a plus. Why Cisco? We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you! Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise. We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that). We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions. So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.