Senior Software Engineer- Embedded Systems

Role Overview

As a passionate software engineer, you will bring expertise in developing scalable systems, designing robust platforms, and building infrastructure to support modern cloud and distributed computing initiatives. You will be involved in working on the Cisco 8000 series of routers and delivering multiple software features for the Silicon One ASIC in the area of NPU management and health monitoring, Fabric data path and security protocols.

What You Will Do

Develop and improve software modules within IOS-XR to support NPU or fabric sub-systems, contribute to XR platform software that interfaces with the ASICs for platform enablement, interrupt management, health monitoring of the fabric subsystem, and participate in debugging and resolving system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will contribute to the design of scalable and maintainable software components for NPU management, participate in unit testing, system testing, and automation efforts to ensure high-quality work, and conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelors + 6 years of related experience OR Masters + 4 years of related experience OR PhD + 1 year of related experience
• Programming experience in C/C++
• Experience using Python to build automated test suites for kernel module validation, including experience with frameworks like Pytest
• Experience with Linux Operating Systems and debugging tools
• Experience with core networking technologies, including TCP/IP, routers, switches, and Network Processing Units (NPUs)

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• paid time away
• volunteer time off
• annual bonuses
• performance-based incentive pay