What you'll do
Participate in the design, implementation, and delivery of long-term-impact software in accordance with given requirements and existing system architecture.
Maintain existing technology stack and debug and fix issues
Work closely with product management, architects, user experience, and the team to build exciting features, reusable components, and products.
Build, analyze, and optimize backend services primarily in Python and Go, pursuing simplicity, efficiency, reliability, and performance.
Contribute to React-based user interfaces and reusable front-end components when opportunities align with your interests and expertise.
Build your understanding of existing code and use sound judgment to make improvements, seeking guidance when needed.
Follow the software development lifecycle in an Agile methodology and contribute to a strong engineering culture through testing, observability, and operational excellence.
Minimum qualifications
Strong motivation to learn, improve technical skills, and grow as a software engineer.
Knowledge of Python and/or Go, or another modern programming language, plus eagerness to grow in Python and Go as needed. Most of our code base is written in Python.
Hands-on experience with React or another modern front-end framework is beneficial. We value junior engineers who are eager to learn and contribute to front-end technology while working in a backend-heavy team.
Understanding of, or willingness to learn, different levels of automated tests, such as unit tests, functional tests, and integration tests.
Problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Nice-to-have Qualifications
Experience with either AWS, GCP or Azure.
Familiarity with containerization, such as Docker, is a plus.
Understanding of RESTful APIs and interest in API design choices.
What We Offer
A constant stream of new things for you to learn. We're always expanding into new areas, bringing in open source projects and contributing back, and exploring new technologies.
A set of exceptionally talented and dedicated peers, from engineering and QA to product management and customer support.
Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities. We also believe mentors help both sides of the equation.
A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment.
An opportunity to see the positive impact of your work on real customers.
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.