Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend I (Intern) – United States

Cisco•San Jose, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Applications accepted until further notice. The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience designed to welcome early-career talent into this mission. We embed interns within high-impact teams, where they collaborate directly on the products, platforms, and architectures shaping Cisco's future and powering the AI era. Throughout the program, interns have the opportunity to participate in targeted learning sessions, multi-functional networking, and direct engagement with leaders across the organization. By immersing interns in real-world challenges, we help them build the technical skills, confidence, and collaborative approach needed to envision a long-term, impactful career at Cisco. You'll solve real problems from day one by designing, building, and shipping the APIs and applications that power our platforms. You'll write clean, maintainable back-end code, designing RESTful services and distributed architectures alongside your team, with opportunities to contribute to front-end systems as projects demand. When challenges arise, you'll troubleshoot together to sharpen your engineering instincts. By developing and maintaining scalable software, you enable our business groups to leverage reliable services, ensuring we deliver high-impact technology solutions that connect the world.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's).
Qualifying education should be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
Experience building or supporting software applications or services, including APIs.
Familiarity with core software engineering workflows, tools, and development environments such as Git and Linux.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in two or more of: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or React, with UI/UX principles awareness.
Experience applying Object-Oriented Programming principles, with exposure to C/C++ or JavaScript.
Hands-on experience with RESTful services, distributed systems, or microservices.
Exposure to a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or deployment or automation tooling (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes).
Exposure to networking fundamentals (L2/L3, TCP/IP), cloud security, or DevOps/DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

Designing, building, and shipping the APIs and applications that power our platforms.
Writing clean, maintainable back-end code.
Designing RESTful services and distributed architectures.
Contributing to front-end systems as projects demand.
Troubleshooting challenges to sharpen engineering instincts.
Developing and maintaining scalable software.

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
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 (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)