Software Engineer - Networking

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

1d•$137,000 - $277,600•Onsite

About The Position

Cisco Silicon One is the center of Cisco’s ASIC design and is driving the development of next-generation network devices for the 5G and AI era. Our outstanding team works in a startup atmosphere within a stable and leading corporate environment, and our design center hosts all silicon Hardware and Software development fields under one roof. Our devices are crafted for universal adaptability, delivering high speed without sacrificing programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale, or feature flexibility. The Cisco Silicon One team develops breakthrough silicon products. We enable the use of these innovative products in the fast-paced world of Open Standards, Open Networking, and massively Scalable Cloud Data Centers. If you want to work with amazing people and innovative customers developing the next generation of elite products, join us! Our team develops the full software stack enabling the Silicon One network processors. We work with the Open Standards community and our incredible customers to deliver best in class routing and switching platforms. Work also with architecture and design teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed. You will work cross-functionally with ASIC teams, customer engineering teams to understand and prioritize features, capabilities. These platforms play a key role in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We work with subject-matter experts around the world who share a common mission to deliver world-class products and to have fun doing it! In this role, you will be tasked with designing, developing and testing software features for control plane and data plane on Cisco’s Silicon One NPU. You'll develop core software technologies at the heart of tomorrow's leading infrastructure solutions, taking on the entire range of challenges from user-facing APIs, through high-level algorithms, all the way down to firmware. You will design and develop software driving the world's most advanced infrastructures, using modern C++ and Python. As the SME of specific areas of development on the NPU you will take complete ownership of delivering software features in these areas in a timely manner and with outstanding quality. You will gain intimate knowledge of the Silicon One hardware architecture, software programming models and work with the architecture and design teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed. You will serve as the subject-matter expert for multicast on Silicon One, owning features such as PIM, IGMP/MLD snooping, multicast replication, and MVPN. You will also augment the team on L2 switching features and platform infrastructure as needed

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related degree and 7+ years of experience in an Engineering role or Master's degree with 4+ years of related experience.
Experience in C++ and Python.
Experience with ASIC/NPU SDK development or dataplane/forwarding plane programming.
Experience with networking protocols and technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in analytical reasoning and debugging, with practical experience in using tools such as GDB, PDB, etc.
Experience with cloud, data center, or edge networking products
Experience with writing and testing software for high performing and scalable networking products.
Experience with Layer 2/3 networking protocols, with specific depth in multicast (PIM, IGMP/MLD).

Responsibilities

Designing, developing and testing software features for control plane and data plane on Cisco’s Silicon One NPU.
Developing core software technologies at the heart of tomorrow's leading infrastructure solutions, taking on the entire range of challenges from user-facing APIs, through high-level algorithms, all the way down to firmware.
Designing and developing software driving the world's most advanced infrastructures, using modern C++ and Python.
Taking complete ownership of delivering software features in specific areas of development on the NPU in a timely manner and with outstanding quality.
Gaining intimate knowledge of the Silicon One hardware architecture, software programming models and working with the architecture and design teams to define the next generation of ASIC products being developed.
Serving as the subject-matter expert for multicast on Silicon One, owning features such as PIM, IGMP/MLD snooping, multicast replication, and MVPN.
Augmenting the team on L2 switching features and platform infrastructure as needed.

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 (non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
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 (for non-sales roles)