Leader, Software Engineering
About The Position
The Cisco Distributed System Engineering (DSE) group leads innovation in building products that power the world’s largest networks. As the networking industry evolves to support AI/ML workloads and a growing internet user base, our team is uniquely positioned to drive this transformation. We leverage open-source technologies and push the boundaries of Systems and Silicon Architecture. Our solutions team works closely with large webscaler customers to replicate their networks and prepare software and hardware for deployment. We operate in fast-paced sprints across Cisco’s product lineup, focusing on SONiC for web-scale environments, including AI/ML, routers, and switches. As a Leader/Manager, you will guide an agile team responsible for designing, developing, and executing tests to qualify network performance for AI/ML capabilities. You will oversee end-to-end product testing and production support, ensuring high-quality deliverables in a dynamic environment. You will leverage your expertise in Python automation and testing frameworks such as PyTest to streamline and enhance testing processes. Your role includes fostering contributions to the open-source community to drive innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in STEM with 6+ years, or PhD in STEM with 3+ years.
- 5+ years of experience in Python automation scripting.
- 3+ years of experience in configuring, testing, or debugging networking systems and solutions.
- Experience with PyTest or similar open-source QA automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of control and data plane technologies, including L2/L3 networking, BGP, ECMP, and VXLAN-based EVPN fabrics.
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with test frameworks and traffic generators (both commercial and open source).
- Prior experience in customer-facing roles.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams.
- Exposure to network operating systems, preferably SONiC very nice to have.
- Familiarity with RDMA and HPC networks.
- Understanding of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols.
Responsibilities
- Leading technical discussions with customers to gather and clarify requirements.
- Overseeing the creation and maintenance of testing environments for system and solution validation.
- Driving the development and enhancement of test frameworks and benchmarking tools.
- Defining metrics and gathering data for network performance benchmarking.
- Leading troubleshooting efforts for customer issues.
- Managing projects and mentoring team members to foster growth and excellence.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- paid time away
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies (non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (sales roles)
- Cisco restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
