Tech Lead - Control Plane Engineering

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  • Location:
    Milpitas, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Bay Area, California
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Network
  • Compensation Range
    173100 USD - 241700 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking, Software Development
  • Job Id
    1432016

Meet the Team

Join the Cisco Distributed System Engineering (DSE) group! We're thrilled to be at the forefront of innovation, developing products that power the largest networks worldwide. As the networking industry undergoes a massive transformation, we're gearing up to build the next-generation infrastructure to meet the demands of AI/ML workloads, a continuously growing number of internet users, and new applications. We're uniquely positioned to capture this exciting market transition!

Join us and become part of a team that harnesses the potential of open-source technologies while pushing the boundaries of Systems and Silicon Architecture. You'll work alongside engineers who are passionate about tackling complex technology challenges and building large-scale distributed systems. Embrace the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced environment where you'll be responsible for end-to-end product development and production support. Let's shape the future of networking together.

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Your Impact

As the Technical Lead for Control Plane Engineering, you'll have the great opportunity to guide an agile team in designing, developing, and testing the Control Plane for the Cisco 8000 platforms. You'll draw on your expertise in.

  • Using your experience in routing protocol stack development and network operating systems.
  • Understanding and deploying routing protocols in large-scale networks, with the proven track record to design improvements that address networking challenges.
  • Embracing an automation-first approach, using scripting languages and test frameworks to drive innovation.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field
  • 7+ years of software development experience with C, C++, and/or Python
  • 3+ years of experience developing routing protocol stacks in vendor network operating systems (NOS) or open-source networking stacks such as Sonic, FRR or Quagga

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with virtualization and container technologies, such as KVM/Qemu, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of packet forwarding OS internals, algorithms, and computer architecture
  • Experience with routing protocols and technologies, including multicast routing (PIM, IGMPv2/v3, mVPN), BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and controller-based technologies
  • Experience with Segment Routing, L2VPN, EVPN, BIER, and controller-based solutions
  • Experience with GIT, Jira, Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline tools
  • Experienced in performance tuning

Why Cisco? 

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions. 

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco 

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