Software Engineering Technical Leader

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Establish the long-term technical vision for the connectivity platform

• Make architectural decisions and evaluate build-versus-buy scenarios, including management of IP addresses

• Develop services, APIs, and infrastructure as code to set up VPCs, VNETs, load balancers, private endpoints, and transit

• Facilitate customer self-service connectivity instead of relying on manual network modifications

• Drive significant initiatives such as self-service provisioning and innovative network architecture

• Guide engineers through code evaluations, design input, collaborative work, and mentoring

• Define standards for code quality, testing practices, and observability

• Engage in the weekly on-call rotation

• Apply technical expertise during customer incidents and address root causes to minimize team workload

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3 years of relevant experience

• Proven experience in building and managing large-scale production systems using Go and/or Python

• Knowledge of Layer 3 and Layer 4 networking, encompassing IP routing, CIDR design, NAT, TCP and UDP, load balancing, and TLS

• Familiarity with cloud networking in AWS, GCP, or Azure, including VPCs/VNETs, route tables, security groups, transit gateways, and private endpoints

• Expertise in building infrastructure as code with Terraform at scale, including reusable modules and CI/CD for safe production deployment

• Demonstrated ability to lead significant technical projects and influence engineering strategies beyond the immediate team

• Preferred: Experience with multi-cloud transit and hybrid connectivity, involving AWS Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, Aviatrix, BGP, Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect, or IPsec VPN

• Preferred: Experience with private connectivity services such as AWS PrivateLink, GCP Private Service Connect, or Azure Private Link

• Preferred: Experience managing IP addresses at scale using NetBox or a custom-built solution

• Preferred: Familiarity with IPv6 dual-stack design, including Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP)

• Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes in production or regulated environments like GovCloud, FedRAMP, or DoD IL5

• Preferred: Excellent communication and mentoring abilities, with a history of developing engineers at various levels and conveying complex networking concepts to both engineers and executives

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) plan featuring a Cisco matching contribution

• Paid parental leave

• Coverage for short and long-term disabilities

• Basic life insurance

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year

• 1 floating holiday available for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off to celebrate the employee’s birthday

• Paid holiday shutdown at year-end

• 4 paid days off dedicated to personal wellness

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

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees, with no set limit subject to availability and business constraints

• 80 hours of sick leave provided upon hire and each January 1st thereafter

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick leave can be carried forward

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters

• Optional 10 paid days each full calendar year for volunteering

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