Networking Software Engineer (Data Plane) (Remote)

  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Remote, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    192200 USD - 282900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking
  • Job Id
    1419287

What You'll Do

As a Networking Software Engineer, you will assist in the design and development of Cloud Native Networking solutions and develop an industry-leading performance modular software data plane (L2 – L7) utilizing FD.io/VPP packet process engine. You will be responsible for coding, unit testing, and maintaining features. In addition to code development, you will design & implement private cloud, public cloud, and multicloud-related solutions.

Who You'll Work With

The Cloud & Network Security (CNS) is part of the Security Business Group (SBG) and its mission is to help people connect securely with confidence on any device, to any application, anywhere, anytime. The Cloud Networking & Data Plane team, which is part of this business unit, focuses on delivering fast user space virtualized networking solutions to SBG as well as other Business Units. You’ll work with the engineering team to develop new features and help with the integration in various virtualized, containerized, and bare metal environments.

You'll be part of a supportive and expert team who is responsible and passionate about delivery and producing results. You'll be able to carve your path while working closely aligned with project and team goals.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
  • 3 + years experience working with L2-L7 packet processing and data plane protocols
  • 3 + years of coding work experience with Kubernetes, AWS as well as virtualization technologies
  • 5 + years experience delivering cloud software & high-performance software written in C/C++, Python, or Golang

Preferred Qualifications

  • You're able to learn new technologies or concepts quickly and work well with other team members.
  • Work experience with Linux-based operating systems, virtual machines, cloud-based services, and networking protocols
  • Containerization experience
  • Experience with CPU hardware architecture (Arm64, x86_64)

Why Cisco Secure

We're global, we're adaptable, we're diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we're missing is YOU.

Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin and we know we're better together, that's why we're dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.

We're proud to be the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we're excited to see the new heights we'll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up! There are so many amazing reasons to join Cisco. Learn more here!

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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