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# Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend II (Full-Time) - United States

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Salary:** $125,700.0 - $203,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Ansible, Software Engineering, Software Systems, TypeScript, Google Cloud, ReactJS, Backend, Git, Build Management, Containerization, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Software Version Control, Cisco, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** August 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/1BA7D686A0C14BAF992E4B146B8FE1B4/job/

## About the Role

* Meet one of the following(completed within the past3 yearsor expected to be completed within the next12 months):

-A Master's degree with 0 years of work experience; or

-A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience.

 * Qualifying education and work experience should be inComputer Engineering, Technology, SoftwareDevelopmentor a related field.
 * Proficiencyin programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
 * Experience writing, debugging, andmaintainingcode
 * Experience building or supporting software applications or services, including APIsand familiarity with core software engineering workflows, tools, and development environments such as Git and Linux

Preferred Qualifications

 * Expertisein frontend development using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and React, with a strong focus on UI/UX principles.
 * Proficiencyin full-stack development, including experience with Python, Java, or JavaScript, and a solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Object-Oriented Programming, and version control via Git.
 * Strong background in building and managing scalable backend distributed systems and microservices using languages such as C/C++, Go, Python, or Java.
 * Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and robust CI/CD automation workflows.

## Description

As a Software Engineer at Cisco, you will design and build software solutions that power Cisco's products and platforms. You will work end-to-end on everything from APIs and backend services to user interfaces and distributed systems. You'll solve real-world problems, ship impactful features, and help shape the future of connectivity and technology.


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