Senior Software Engineer – Wireless & Smart Spaces (Platform Development) C/C++, Python, 7+ years of experience

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  • Location:
    Bangalore, India
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence, Network (incl: IIoT, SD-WAN, & ThousandEyes), Networking, Software Development, Wireless, Mobility
  • Job Id
    1444693

About the team:

At Cisco, our Wireless and Smart Spaces engineering teams deliver enterprise-grade connectivity and intelligence to a world that depends on always-on infrastructure. We innovate across access points, wireless controllers, and cloud-managed systems to simplify IT and enable rich digital experiences in offices, campuses, hospitals, stadiums, and beyond!

The Smart Spaces group powers next-generation access point features and services with a strong focus on performance, scale, and security.

About the role:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building high-performance embedded software for Cisco’s wireless platforms. Your focus will be on software development — crafting, designing, implementing, and optimizing features across the wireless stack and contributing to platform capabilities.

You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, and cloud teams and bring a software-first mentality to solving real-world wireless challenges. Experience with Generative AI-assisted coding tools will help you accelerate development and improve engineering impact.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust embedded software for wireless platforms (access points, controllers).
  • Work on platform bring-up, kernel modules, network features, protocol stacks, and performance improvements.
  • Own and deliver software components across the full development lifecycle — from architecture to production deployment.
  • Leverage Generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) to improve efficiency, accelerate prototyping, and promote code quality.
  • Collaborate with hardware, test, and cloud teams to ensure flawless integration and performance across the system.
  • (Optional) Contribute to automated validation frameworks and test tools to support CI/CD and system integration testing.

Required Skills

  • 7+ years of experience in embedded or systems software development
  • Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python
  • Deep knowledge of Linux, networking (TCP/IP), and wireless protocol behavior
  • Experience developing software for networking products, embedded platforms, or system-level services
  • Familiarity with build systems, kernel modules, or driver integration
  • Consistent track record to adopt and use Generative AI tools optimally for development and debugging
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on design correctness, performance, and maintainability
  • Excellent teamwork and communication across multi-disciplinary teams

Bonus points for:

  • In-depth understanding of 802.11/Wi-Fi standards, radio drivers, or wireless security
  • Experience with data path optimization, network stack tuning, or real-time performance
  • Exposure to test automation, CI/CD pipelines, or system validation
  • Background in cloud-connected or controller-managed wireless solutions
  • Experience trouble shooting hardware/software interaction at the platform level

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

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