Leader, Software Engineering

Overview

Lead and grow high-performing software development and sustaining engineering teams in Bangalore for Cisco Smart Spaces and Wireless Engineering, providing technical and people leadership across key initiatives.

What you'll do

• Lead, inspire, and grow high-performing software development and sustaining engineering teams in Bangalore.
• Provide technical and people leadership across key initiatives, including Catalyst/Meraki BLE firmware, CMX sustaining, Native Connect, and partner IoT integrations.
• Partner closely with Product Management (PLM), Platform Architecture, and QA to align technical roadmaps, sprint execution, and multi-topology release commitments.
• Champion engineering excellence, code quality, test automation (CI/CD, CoverageHub), and platform security (EU CRA standards).
• Foster talent development, mentor senior engineers, and drive career growth within the Bangalore engineering center.

What you'll need

• 12+ years of software engineering experience in networking, embedded systems, or cloud/IoT platforms.
• 4+ years in engineering management.
• Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary software teams delivering enterprise-grade networking/wireless software.
• Strong background in C/C++, Linux/RTOS embedded systems, microservices, gRPC, and cloud integration protocols (MQTT, REST).
• Excellent cross-functional leadership, stakeholder communication, and distributed team collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of wireless/IoT protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi 6E/7/8, UWB, Zigbee).
• Experience collaborating with teams across different time zones.
• Experience leading SmartSpaces Infrastructure engineering.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.