Senior Software Engineer, Backend

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Develop, scale, and sustain platforms and services that support Cisco services, data platforms, and the Meraki Dashboard.

• Create infrastructure and data pipelines that facilitate data-driven decision-making.

• Design, build, deploy, analyze, and maintain scalable distributed enterprise software solutions for recording and consuming telemetry data.

• Construct and manage backend components using C++ in a Linux environment.

• Enhance reliability, performance, scalability, testability, maintainability, observability, and developer experience.

• Collaborate with Engineering and other Cisco teams to comprehend internal and customer data needs and requests.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in analyzing, scaling, troubleshooting, and debugging distributed systems.

• Skilled in software development using C++11 or later standards.

• Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines with GitLab or GitHub.

• Familiarity with deploying applications utilizing containerization and Kubernetes.

• Knowledge in designing and querying relational databases using SQL, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.

• Experience with automated testing frameworks within the software development lifecycle.

• Proficient in using LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle.

• Programming background in Rust, Scala, or Python is preferred.

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or Grafana is preferred.

• Experience with LaunchDarkly or similar feature flagging tools is preferred.

• Experience in maintaining database software is preferred.

• Willingness to work in an agile environment such as Scrum or Kanban is preferred.

• Ability to discuss the distinctions between prompt engineering, context engineering, and agentic engineering is preferred.

• Must qualify as a U.S. Person, including U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

• May be required to perform tasks specified by the U.S. government that are limited to a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants, vesting upon continued employment.

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

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

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees, subject to availability and business needs.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on the hire date and each January 1st thereafter.

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

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

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days each full calendar year.

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