Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers tasked with deploying updates across cloud services.

• Own and enhance team processes to boost operational efficiency, streamline recruitment, and eliminate organizational barriers.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define and maintain a roadmap that balances technical excellence with business objectives.

• Advocate for automation to replace manual tasks with scalable solutions and mitigate operational risks.

• Guide the team in incident response and root-cause analysis to ensure platform resilience.

• Promote a culture of inclusivity and continuous learning.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with over 8 years of practical experience in software or systems engineering, or a Master's degree with more than 6 years of practical experience.

• At least 2 years of previous experience managing software engineers and/or site reliability engineers.

• Practical experience in Golang development within Kubernetes environments, including proficiency with kubectl and Docker containers.

• Hands-on experience in building and scaling secure cloud and container services on a leading cloud provider.

• Proven capability in delivering software systems that meet established security, performance, and disaster recovery criteria.

• A reliable internet connection and the ability to work effectively in a remote setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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.

• Potential for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• Paid day off for birthdays.

• Paid holiday shutdown at year-end.

• 4 paid personal wellness days.

• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no set limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided upon hire and every January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales positions, in accordance with Cisco policies.