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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Leader, Software Engineering - **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc. - **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $183,800.0 - $263,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Cloud Engineering, Information Engineering, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Cisco, Golang - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/83A19394CCBB489EA1EBFA50B0B5FA28/job/ ## About the Role * Experience: 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3-5 years in a formal Engineering Management role leading high-performing, cross-functional teams. * Technical Background: Experience delivering large-scale Java/GoLang, Data Engineering, Data Streaming, ADLC cloud-native AWS, services. Candidates must demonstrate deep technical fluency-beyond people management-to provide architectural oversight and design guidance. * AI Proficiency: Demonstrated hands-on experience building and integrating AI/ML solutions into software workflows, including a clear understanding of the associated risks. * Project Management: Proven ability to successfully lead and deliver 2-3 complex, high-impact initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-demand environment. * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). Preferred Qualifications: * Communication & Influence: Strong executive presence with the ability to synthesize complex technical updates for senior leadership and drive consensus across multiple cross-functional business units. ## Description * Security Platform Leadership: Lead cross-functional initiatives to define and implement unified policy outcomes across the SBG ecosystem. Challenge existing assumptions and use data-driven insights to advocate for innovative, scalable security solutions. * Customer-Focused Delivery & Clarity: Drive clarity in ambiguous environments by distilling complex security challenges into actionable plans, ensuring the team remains focused on measurable customer outcomes. * Technical Partnership & Architecture: Leverage your strong technical background and hands-on expertise to partner with Tech Leads, driving pragmatic, high-quality architectural solutions and collaborative decision-making. * AI-Driven Software Delivery: Champion AI/ML integration into the platform workflow, utilizing your demonstrated hands-on experience to design solutions that boost efficiency and remove delivery barriers. * Team Leadership: Foster a culture of high performance, inclusivity, and continuous learning. Mentor engineers, manage career development, and attract top-tier talent to build a world-class platform team. * Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with Product, UX, and SBG business units to translate policy requirements into technical strategies that drive platform adoption and achieve shared Cisco/SBG goals. * Risk Management: Proactively manage technical and project risks by navigating constant change and high-demand requirements through rigorous, continuous prioritization to ensure system stability and compliance. * Executive Communication: Synthesize complex platform updates into clear, concise communications for senior leadership, representing engineering progress and strategic vision. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [The Intent Engineer: Closing the Gap Between Business & Engineering - Manuel Klein](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1855-the-intent-engineer-closing-the-gap-between-business-engineering-manuel-klein) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)