Senior Software Engineer - CHG (Hybrid)
About The Position
Cisco Secure Common Services Platform Engineering, part of Cisco's Security Business Group, builds foundational services powering products across Cisco Security Cloud. The platform includes Common Provisioning, Identity and Access Management, Common Objects Service, Posture Service, and Policy Service, providing shared capabilities for security objects, posture, and policy. The team works on Go microservices, event-driven Kafka pipelines, and Kubernetes/EKS infrastructure, with engineers owning problems end to end and collaborating closely. Current challenges include multi-tenant isolation, cycle-safe hierarchy resolution, and high-throughput event distribution, alongside increased use of AI/ML in platform development. The Senior Software Engineer will design and build core Common Services Platform components or solutions for scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native deployments. The role partners with Product Management on requirements and planning, collaborates across teams on end-to-end functionality and integration, develops prototypes to validate approaches, mentors junior engineers, and influences system design and implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related experience, master's degree plus 4 years of related experience, or Ph.D. plus 1 year of experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise software in production environments.
- At least 5 years developing, deploying, and managing large-scale cloud-native web applications and microservices using Golang, Terraform, and serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda, AppSync, and ECS/EKS.
- At least 3 years building event-driven systems using message or streaming platforms such as Kafka, SQS, or SNS for asynchronous service-to-service communication.
- Experience building and integrating AI/ML solutions into software workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Experience implementing or reasoning about graph algorithms and hierarchical or recursive data structures in production systems.
- Experience with clean or layered service architectures (Handler → Service → Repository) and ORM frameworks such as GORM.
- Experience translating difficult problems into solutions.
- Ability to communicate clearly and summarize information concisely across cross-functional and distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and build core components of the Common Services Platform and/or solutions for scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native deployments.
- Partner with Product Management to understand requirements, estimate level of effort, and contribute to sprint and quarterly planning.
- Collaborate across teams to deliver end-to-end functionality while aligning on integration points and infrastructure.
- Develop proofs of concept and prototypes to explore ideas, validate technical approaches, or test performance.
- Mentor junior engineers by sharing best practices, reviewing designs, and supporting career growth.
- Influence system design and guide implementation to ensure high-quality, timely delivery at scale.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock units, subject to vesting conditions.
- Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
