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Software Engineer – Duo Security

Meet the Team

Duo Security, now part of Cisco, is the leading multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Zero Trust Security solutions provider. Duo was built with cloud native technologies from the ground up and is a high scale SaaS-only solution running on AWS.

Our mission is simple: democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We are transforming security from the ground up by solving the world’s most pressing geopolitical challenge — safe, secure information access through Zero Trust Security solutions. We use a human centric product design approach to reduce the complexity and create solutions that are simple to use.

Our work culture is defined by values of “Being kinder than necessary”, “Learning together”, “Engineering the business” and celebrating diversity of perspectives. A positive and intellectually cultivating environment for employees is the reason Cisco has won the “Best company to work for” three years in a row and earned us the title of “The most loved security company” given by our customers.

Our engineers at all levels lead projects and bring our teams along with them. We value inclusion, empower autonomy, and emphasize software craftsmanship. You embody our values and development culture of collaboration, democracy, testing, CI/CD, data-driven decisions, and mentorship. We prioritize team success highest and tend to swarm on sprint work to meet our shared goals.

Your Impact

You will be a part of our global Duo Security engineering team within Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG).

• You will work with engineering teams across geographies, obtain and facilitate knowledge transfers, train, and mentor local teams.
• You will serve as a software engineer, working with global engineering, product management and design teams, and own the delivery of product features end to end.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or above) in computer science or related field with 5+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of Full-Stack development experience using python or other modern languages, front-end technologies, libraries, frameworks (JavaScript, React etc.) and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• 3+ years of experience in system design, development, and delivery of highly scalable distributed multi-tenant SaaS products using AWS (preferred), Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
• You are highly skilled in Cloud Native Architecture, Microservices Architecture and Event Driven Architecture.
• Strong fundamentals of data structures, algorithms, design patterns and async programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• A proven understanding of security best-practices in web development.
• Knowledge/experience with AD/SAML/OAuth.
• Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain.
• Experience in Security domain.
• You value team success the most and will swarm with your peers to meet our shared goals. As part of an inclusive team, you champion all teammates regardless of level or background.

Reasons why you should apply:

• You thrive having the autonomy to operate in a meaningful problem space solving real problems for real people.
• You work best within an empathetic team that is passionate about a common goal.
• You are happy when your end-users are happy and frustrated when they are frustrated.

If this role and the security field is exciting to you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all 100% of the description or qualifications. If you have been an effective technical contributor to software projects and can show consistent examples of having led others, regardless of role or title, apply.

Duo is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with a team with varied strengths of employees. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and Duo’s achievement as well. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, the nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!