Senior Technical Leader, Silicon One Customer Engineering

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Compensation Range
    156200 USD - 282900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking
  • Job Id
    1441663
The application window is expected to close on 07/30/2025. 

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 
 
This is an onsite role and will require working out of the San Jose, CA office location.
 
Meet the Team 
Cisco Silicon One is the center of Cisco’s ASIC design and is driving the development of next-generation network devices for the AI/ML era. Our outstanding team works in a startup atmosphere within a stable and leading corporate environment, and our design center hosts all silicon Hardware and Software development fields under one roof. 

Our devices are crafted for universal adaptability, delivering high speed without sacrificing programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale, or feature flexibility. The Cisco Silicon One team develops breakthrough silicon products. 
 
We enable the use of these innovative products in the fast-paced world of Open Standards, Open Networking, and massively Scalable Cloud Data Centers. If you want to work with amazing people and groundbreaking customers developing the next generation of world-class products, join us.
 
Your Impact
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our small but influential team, bringing experience with SONiC-NOS and tools like WireShark and network protocol analyzers. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your expertise in cutting-edge Cisco infrastructure products while contributing as a collaborative teammate with strong communication skills and a positive attitude. If you are someone who enjoys self-learning, is eager to embrace new challenges, and can quickly adapt to new domains, we’d love to have you on board.

•You will be working very closely with internal engineering teams including Software, Hardware, and the Systems Software team and external partners/vendors/customers. 
•Develop, Analyze and debug Cisco’s next generation Silicon One Software.
•Interact and work closely with Cisco System product development teams to develop and debug datapath applications.
•Interact and work closely with external partners, vendors, and customers to develop, debug and support Silicon One software.
•Work multi-functionally to drive the SW/HW system integration and testing.
•Work on networking protocols for switch/router and infrastructure products.
•Modify and add new and specific software enhancements.
•Contribute to adding more tests and debugging capabilities to ensure solution and system quality.
•Translate specialized knowledge of ASIC innovative architecture to Cisco product development teams.
•Provide guidance and support (including documentation) for Silicon One Customers.
•Contribute to the next generation of leading infrastructure products.
•Develop software, implement and assess automated regression test suites, and create and automate new test cases.
•Assist customers with integrating Silicon One Software into their NOS environment and provide ongoing support to ensure the product's quality and stability.

Minimum Qualifications
•Bachelor of Science EE/CS combined with 12+ years of related experience or Master of Science EE/CS combined with 8+ years of related experience.
•Prior expertise in software development and integration while utilizing one or more of the following languages: C++, Python. 
•Prior expertise in L2/L3 networking; and forwarding protocols (bridges/routers), with hands-on experience in platform solutions and network topologies. 
•Experience developing and debugging in a Linux environment. 
•Prior working experience with system wide development, testing, and debugging. 

Preferred Qualifications
•Experience with VLAN or VXLAN.
•Understanding/Experience of SAI.
•Knowledge of Layer-1 Ports (MAC, Serdes and PTP) and Interrupts and Error handling in software, traffic management is a plus.
•Proficiency in CI/CD tools with expertise in Jenkins server setup and pipeline management, including software build processes and triggering automated tests.
•Knowledge of setting up and managing Jenkins server to build software and run automated tests/regression.

Why Cisco? 
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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