Requirements

At least 9+ years' experience building software systems in one or more programming languages such as Go, C++, or Java
Technical leadership experience in a software engineering environment
Agile experience
Bachelor's degree with 11+ years of related experience, Master's with 9+ years, PhD with 4+ years, or equivalent combination of education and experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience

Nice to Haves

Proficiency in Computer Science foundational areas, including algorithms, systems, databases, performance engineering and security architecture
Schema/Data modeling design experience
Experience with large-scale event processing architectures
Experience in systems programming and performance engineering
Experience working with security architecture and database design
Kubernetes experience
Experience programming using cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP
Professional who embraces agile methodologies involving rapid prototyping through feedback from customers and team members
Technically skilled leader who enjoys architecting, designing, analyzing, and brainstorming solutions that improve products and produce customer-facing capabilities

Provide technical leadership and architectural contributions in backend services
Work on solutions to ship or deploy for customers focusing on Scale, Performance, Reliability, Robustness, and Security
Develop backend services that collect and process telemetry at scale from customer data sources
React to environmental changes and render policies in a highly scalable manner across many enforcement points
Implement API endpoints that respond with minimal latency even when handling large data volumes
Deploy services in highly complex distributed system environments, managing unique failure modes

Opportunity to work at Cisco, a leader in data, security, and AI infrastructure with 40 years of innovation
Collaborative and inclusive workplace fostering diversity and empowerment
Chance to contribute to next-generation workload security products impacting global scale
Environment supportive of professional growth and meaningful solution creation through teamwork