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# Software Engineer, Hybrid, Milpitas, CA

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $222,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Unix, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Network Control, Object-Oriented Software Development, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Release Management, Microsoft Copilot, Secure Coding, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Multithreading, Computer Networking Systems, Reliability of Systems, AI Coding Agents, Git, Information Technology, Low Latency, Software Version Control, Cisco
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18639406/Software-Engineer-Hybrid-Milpitas-Ca-California-Milpitas

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related area, combined with 5 years of a related experience, or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related area, combined with 3 years of related experience, or a PhD with 0 equivalent related work experience.
 * Programming Languages: Python and C/C++ or similar object-oriented language.
 * Operating Systems: Linux/Unix.
 * AI Coding tools such as Codex, Copilot, or similar.
 * Core Software Fundamentals: Data structures, algorithms, operating system concepts, and object-oriented / modular software design.
 * Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Experience developing in an Agile/Scrum environment with robust CI/CD, version control (Git), and automated testing methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Embedded systems, or networking infrastructure (L2/L3 protocols, data plane/control plane architectures).
 * Infrastructure & Scale: Building software for high-throughput, low-latency, distributed, or multithreaded systems.
 * Security-First Mindset: Secure coding practices, threat modeling, and defensive programming.

## Description

In this role, you will apply Cisco's Design Thinking Principles-focusing on architectural simplification, superior user and developer experience, and bulletproof security. You will collaborate closely with product managers, system architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate complex networking requirements into scalable, elegant software solutions.
Your Impact

 * Architect & Build: Design, code, test, and maintain high-scale, reliable software components and features within the IOS-XE infrastructure ecosystem.
 * Feature Ownership: Lead the technical design, effort estimation, and end-to-end execution of small-to-medium features from concept through production release.
 * Code Quality & Best Practices: Write clean, modular, and well-tested code (unit and integration tests), enforce secure coding standards, and conduct thorough peer code reviews.
 * System Reliability & Triage: Troubleshoot and resolve complex software defects during development and in production environments; participate in root-cause analysis (RCA) and postmortems to continuously improve system resilience.
 * Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Author technical design specifications, contribute to customer-facing documentation, and share architectural insights across teams through tech talks, presentations, and design reviews.