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# software engineer

- **Company:** Cisco
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Network Protocols, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, System Programming, Virtualization Technology, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Software Coding, Cisco
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/55BC04DE597B4A78860FD5CD123D2F0F/job/

## About the Role

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Isovalent Networking for Virtualization engineering team. As a software engineer, you are tasked with implementing features, root-causing and fixing bugs and performing maintenance tasks on our codebase, together with the team. You are eager to dive headfirst into complex problems, resourceful in finding novel approaches to overcome them, and capable of clearly communicating your ideas. **What You'll Do:** + Work on delivering the roadmap together with the team + Develop and review high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium open-source and Enterprise edition codebases + Collaborate on architecture and design of distributed systems such as working on cluster mesh + Integrate with traditional datacenter networking protocols + Contribute to and uphold engineering best practices, code quality, and operational excellence **Minimum Qualifications:** + Strong communication skills and proven ability to work in
collaborative environments + Experience with any of Go/Rust/C/C++/Zig or other systems programming language + Experience in professional software engineering and the ability and desire to write high quality and efficient code + Familiarity with Linux, networking and distributed systems in general **Preferred Qualifications:** + Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience + Experience with Go and/or eBPF + Experience in cloud native datacenter networking + Experience in managing production Kubernetes clusters, SRE principles and infrastructure automation tools + Experience in writing code to interact with Kubernetes + Experience with Cilium and/or other CNIs + Open-source contributions in relevant projects **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