Senior Software Engineer, BGP Routing Protocols

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  • Location:
    Milpitas, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    157400 USD - 222200 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking, Software Development
  • Job Id
    1436974
The application window is expected to close on: 4/25/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 

Meet the Team 

The Cisco Data Center Networking Switching group is at the forefront of developing products that power the largest networks in the world. The networking industry is going through a massive transformation to build the next generation infrastructure to meet the needs of AI/ML workloads and continuously increasing internet users and application. We are uniquely positioned to capture that market transition. This team builds products by harnessing the potential of open-source technologies while pushing the boundaries on Systems and Silicon Architecture. We are looking for developers and leaders who are passionate about tackling complex technology, building large scale distributed systems and comfortable working with open-source communities and technologies. You will be part of a fast-paced work environment and responsible for end-to-end product development and production support.

Your Impact 

As a Senior Software Engineer on the BGP Routing Team you will work on delivering software solutions for our Service-Provider/Datacenter/Enterprise products. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in development of flexible software for the next generation networking products. You will work on the following:
  • Contribute to the development of software features, including building the software, testing it and automating the Unit and Integration Tests. 
  • Implement BGP and control-plane standardization. 
  • Help troubleshooting and resolving software defects. 
  • Develop and enhance feature test automation scripts. 
  • Investigate failures in test executions, narrow down the root cause, open defects and follow-up with defect owners until the issue is resolved and the fix is verified.
Minimum Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study with 6 + years of relevant experience or a Master’s Degree with 4 + years of experience in a related field of work. 
  • Ability to program in C or C++ with experience writing test scripts, preferably with Python. 
  • Experience with networking fundamentals and networking protocols (BGP, MPLS, TCP/IP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, etc.).
  • Experience with Linux or other like network operating systems. 
Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Experience with software algorithms and data-structures that are used to build scalable and efficient systems.
  • Direct experience with BGP and implementing BGP standards.
  • Knowledge on modern operating system design such as multitasking, kernels, filesystems, etc.
  • In-depth experience crafting networking systems with knowledge of routing infrastructure or LAN/WAN protocols.
  • Experience in design and development in any of the Unicast routing protocols, MPLS signaling protocols, TCP/IP applications.
  • Hands on experience on switch/router hardware/software embedded system environment. 
  • Strong problem solving and software development/troubleshooting skills.
  • Experience in establishing and sustaining excellent relationships with the extended teams.
  
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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 (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.

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.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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