Job Description
**Meet the Team**
Join the Cisco IIOT team in product development for Industrial IOT switching and routing products that transforms industrial operations. Cisco's IIOT team provides an outstanding, unique experience for software engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography organization and a large campus (with an on-site gym, healthcare, café, social interest groups, and philanthropy) with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller teams can provide.
**Your Impact**
In this role, you will drive the invent and development of next-generation **Control Plane and Data Plane software** for Cisco’s Networking and Network Security platforms, integrating **IIoT hardware and software** seamlessly. You will translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance solutions, lead key features, innovate new IP, and contribute to the security and reliability of Cisco’s global infrastructure. Key responsibilities include developing **BSPs, device drivers, and kernel modules** , performing **develop analysis, unit testing, and automation** , and **debugging and prioritizing issues** to support software bring-up and innovation initiatives.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years with below expertise
+ **Proficient in C/C++** with strong experience in Linux/RTOS/Unix, including **kernel, device drivers, and BSP development** .
+ **Hands-on experience in networking software/firmware** , covering control plane, data plane, and **L2/L3 protocols** .
+ Skilled in **debugging, verification, and performance optimization** for networking systems.
+ **Scripting expertise** in Python, Perl, TCL, or Shell for automation and testing.
+ Experience with **traffic analyzers (IXIA/Sniffer)** , security protocols, or **peripheral interfaces** (PCI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, Ethernet)
**Good to have:**
+ Cisco Networking certificates such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
+ Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
**Why Cisco?**
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
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.
Join the Cisco IIOT team in product development for Industrial IOT switching and routing products that transforms industrial operations. Cisco's IIOT team provides an outstanding, unique experience for software engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography organization and a large campus (with an on-site gym, healthcare, café, social interest groups, and philanthropy) with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller teams can provide.
**Your Impact**
In this role, you will drive the invent and development of next-generation **Control Plane and Data Plane software** for Cisco’s Networking and Network Security platforms, integrating **IIoT hardware and software** seamlessly. You will translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance solutions, lead key features, innovate new IP, and contribute to the security and reliability of Cisco’s global infrastructure. Key responsibilities include developing **BSPs, device drivers, and kernel modules** , performing **develop analysis, unit testing, and automation** , and **debugging and prioritizing issues** to support software bring-up and innovation initiatives.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer with 4+ years with below expertise
+ **Proficient in C/C++** with strong experience in Linux/RTOS/Unix, including **kernel, device drivers, and BSP development** .
+ **Hands-on experience in networking software/firmware** , covering control plane, data plane, and **L2/L3 protocols** .
+ Skilled in **debugging, verification, and performance optimization** for networking systems.
+ **Scripting expertise** in Python, Perl, TCL, or Shell for automation and testing.
+ Experience with **traffic analyzers (IXIA/Sniffer)** , security protocols, or **peripheral interfaces** (PCI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, Ethernet)
**Good to have:**
+ Cisco Networking certificates such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
+ Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
**Why Cisco?**
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
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.
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