Principal Engineer - SRE - Developer Experience - CI/CD

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  • Location:
    Cesson Sevigne, France
  • Area of Interest
    Customer Experience
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Software Development
  • Job Id
    1443926

Cisco is seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal Engineer to drive Developer Experience (DevEx) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) excellence within the CX Engineering organization.

As a key leader in the Cisco CX Engineering organization, you will drive innovation by creating world-class tools, processes, and systems that empower developers to deliver high-quality software efficiently and reliably. You will work at the intersection of innovative engineering practices and scalable automation to provide seamless development workflows, fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence.

As a Principal Engineer at Cisco, you will help us in our continuous mission to make our development and delivery pipelines work reliably, creating a fantastic experience for engineers building products that delight our customers. You will tackle challenges with a new lens, iterating with a passion for improvement. Problem-solving and innovating will be at the core of your responsibilities.

In this role, you are responsible for providing technical leadership and driving initiatives focused on developer experience, CI/CD systems, and infrastructure automation. You will partner with engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions that improve productivity and streamline software delivery.

Meet the Team:

The Site Relibaility Engineering - Developer Experience team is at the heart of Cisco CX Engineering's software development. Our mission is to empower developers by building robust, secure, and scalable systems that enhance productivity and streamline the software development lifecycle. We are a highly collaborative, multi-functional team of engineers and innovators who are passionate about improving workflows, eliminating bottlenecks, and building tools that engineers love to use.

We focus on solving complex challenges by combining creativity with deep technical expertise. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your contributions have a direct impact on how engineers develop and deliver products, this is the team for you.

Your Impact:

As a Principal Engineer driving Developer Experience and CI/CD at Cisco, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of engineering workflows and delivery pipelines. Your work will directly impact hundreds of developers, enabling them to build better products faster and with higher reliability. In this role, you will:

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery.
  • Enhance the end-to-end developer experience by building tools, frameworks, and processes that simplify coding, debugging, testing, and deploying software.
  • Identify difficulties in the development lifecycle, collaborate with multi-functional teams, and deliver innovative solutions to improve developer productivity.
  • Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices to automate infrastructure provisioning and streamline deployments.
  • Ensure CI/CD systems are secure, performant, and highly available to meet the needs of multi-team engineering environments.
  • Promote industry standard processes for software development, deployment, and automation while fostering a culture of collaboration, mentorship, and continuous learning.
  • Stay ahead of emerging trends in CI/CD and DevEx, implementing modern tools and practices to improve workflows and maintain a competitive edge.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience as a Principal Engineer or Senior Technical Leader with a strong focus on developer experience and CI/CD systems.
  • Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and scaling CI/CD pipelines in complex, multi-team environments.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and deep understanding of Git-based workflows.
  • Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong understanding of developer productivity tools, including IDEs, linters, and code analysis tools.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk) for CI/CD pipelines.
  • Background in building and managing internal developer platforms or portals to centralize tools and services.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and inspire stakeholders at all levels.
  • Passion for innovation, problem-solving, and delivering impactful results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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 physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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 (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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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