Software Development Test Engineer

Overview

Software Development Test Engineer responsible for delivering benchmarked software quality and customer happiness across Cisco optical and routing products. The role focuses on system testing, automation, AI/ML-based testing, network debugging, and customer-focused test strategy.

What you'll do

• Own and execute system test strategy across end-to-end workflows and integrations.
• Apply AI/ML-based testing approaches such as test generation, test optimization, anomaly detection, and failure prediction.
• Leverage Copilot and GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate test development, refactoring, documentation, and root-cause analysis.
• Engage in debugging complex network problems and define solutions.
• Work on network automation, algorithmic thinking, and analytics applications derived from customer use cases.
• Work on continuous improvement and transformation.
• Apply scientific, data-driven testing.
• Collaborate effectively with teams across geographies, including direct customer interfacing and stakeholder management.
• Write Python automation test plans defining the automation strategy and test cases for new features, Solution Test, and System Test.
• Deliver software with benchmarked quality and customer happiness to enable faster customer adoption.
• Use expertise and creativity for innovative product recommendations and solutions.
• Apply knowledge of Cisco's business strategies.

What you'll need

• MS or BS in EE/CS combined with 4-9 years of proven experience.
• Strong software test engineering methodology and process knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge and testing skill in optical technologies.
• Deep understanding of customer deployments and operations, with the ability to translate brown field and green field deployments into test strategy with high efficacy.
• Ability to learn quickly and maintain an open mind to grey box testing, bringing strategic on-the-box and off-the-box views that reflect the state of IOS-XR systems.
• Experience with Optical Line Systems and Subsea Networks.
• Experience in test engineering concepts and methodologies, including test planning, test case design, test execution, and test automation.
• Experience with automation using TCL and Python, automation test tools, and automation methodologies.
• Excellent experience in Layer-0 and Layer-1 traffic generators and analysers, such as Viavi, Agilent, Spirent, and IXIA.
• Hands-on experience with manageability applications OpenConfig, Restconf, Netconf-Yang, and Telemetry.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Results orientation with a high degree of accountability, dedication, and responsibility.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development and debugging.
• Solid software design and development skills.

Nice to have

• Industry certification such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JCNA, or JCIE.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.