Software Engineer

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  • Location:
    Bangalore, India
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence
  • Job Id
    1450587
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About the role

Join our Backend Team to design and deliver the AI-driven backbone of Cisco Cloud Control. You’ll work across multiple stacks and domains to build integrations and features that power the next generation of Cisco’s global platform.

Your impact

As a Backend Engineer, you will:

  • Design and deliver both functional and non-functional backend features.
  • Mentor and guide junior developers, promoting best practices.
  • Drive sophisticated product integrations and AI-native solutions across Cisco’s portfolio.
  • Collaborate with frontend and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery.
  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services that support global enterprise users.

Minimum qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience.
  • Strong experience with AWS and monitoring/observability tools (ELK, Splunk, Datadog).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written).
  • A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred qualifications

  • Familiarity with frontend technologies.
  • Experience with Go, Java, Node.js, or Rust.
  • Knowledge of AI tools, frameworks, or methodologies.
  • Passion for building scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend systems.
  • Experience mentoring or coaching other developers.

#wearecisco

At #WeAreCisco, every individual brings unique skills and perspectives that fuel our purpose: powering an inclusive future for all.

Our culture is built on connection we celebrate a diverse set of backgrounds and empower growth through learning and career mobility. Cisconians experience one company, many careers, with support for development at every stage.

We pioneered hybrid work, ensuring our teams not only give their best but also be their best. Community impact is at our core: one-third of Cisconians participate in our 30 Inclusive Communities, driving belonging, allyship, and positive change. With 80 hours of paid volunteer time each year, nearly 86% of our people give back to causes that matter to them.

Our people-driven purpose makes Cisco the global leader in powering the internet. We help customers reinvent applications, secure their enterprises, modernize infrastructure, and achieve sustainability goals. Every step we take moves us toward a more inclusive future. Join us and take your next step,be you, with us.

Cisco is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will also consider applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

We are committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation in the application and interview process, while performing essential job functions, and in accessing employment benefits. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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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