Software Engineer-Network programming, SDK, C/C++, P4

Overview

Join Cisco's Data Center Business Unit as a Software Engineer working on network programming and SDK development for the Nexus next-generation data center switch family, spanning Ethernet switching for public and private cloud infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Participate in a project team developing software for the next-generation Nexus data center switch product family.
• Define, architect, design, and deliver new features and solutions on the Nexus family platform.
• Work independently with guidance from your leader to determine the best approach to accomplish objectives.
• Develop relationships with peer stakeholders within and across teams and build productive working relationships.
• Lead projects of limited complexity to execute the defined software engineering roadmap.
• Lead small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.
• Stay current on industry trends and serve as a subject matter expert on the software development lifecycle and agile engineering practices; mentor and coach others as needed.
• Contribute to delivery of high-quality design and deliverables.
• Advocate for new features within a product to address customer needs.
• Track metrics for product adoption and success.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with minimal guidance.
• Perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development process under minimal direction.
• Perform code reviews for others in the project.
• Write code enabling scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases.
• Troubleshoot sophisticated issues within the production environment, serve customers through on-call rotations to identify end-user problems, and lead postmortems and write root cause analyses.
• Share knowledge across teams, both informally and formally (e.g., ad-hoc basis, internal presentations, blogs, newsletters).
• Coordinate and collaborate on project timelines and continuously review, update, and communicate project specifications to team members and collaborators.
• Develop remediation plans and alternatives to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify and act upon opportunities to assist others.
• Mentor peers and/or engineering interns.

What you'll need

• 4+ years of experience.
• Strong programming skills in C and/or C++, along with proficiency in Python.
• Experience with embedded and/or router/switch software development.
• Debugging experience with tools such as GDB.
• Demonstrated experience with L2/L3/ACL/QoS packet forwarding and/or CPU packet path.
• Experience with traffic generator tools such as IXIA and Spirent.

Nice to have

• SDK development on NPU/DPU/networking ASICs is highly desirable.
• Proven experience fostering collaboration across diverse teams to achieve goals, resolve challenges, and drive innovation in a multi-functional environment.
• Hands-on experience with SDK integration, debugging, and optimization within sophisticated software projects.
• Practical experience and knowledge working with network processors and/or packet forwarding ASICs, including development, deployment and solving real-world applications.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.