Software Engineer - CHG (Hybrid)
About The Position
Cisco Secure Common Services Platform Engineering is part of Cisco's Security Business Group and builds foundational services for products across Cisco Security Cloud. The team develops Common Provisioning, Identity and Access Management, Common Objects Service, Posture Service, and Policy Service, helping Cisco security products use shared models for security objects, posture, and policy. The work involves Go microservices, event-driven Kafka pipelines, and Kubernetes/EKS infrastructure, with engineers owning problems end-to-end. The team is advancing the use of AI/ML while addressing distributed-systems challenges including multi-tenant isolation, cycle-safe hierarchy resolution, and high-throughput event distribution. The Software Engineer designs and builds core Common Services Platform components and/or solutions for scalable, secure, 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, contributes to system design and implementation, and mentors peers and engineering interns.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of related experience, or master's degree plus 3 years of related experience, or Ph.D. plus 0 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise software in production environments.
- At least 3 years of experience 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 of experience using SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) storage systems.
- At least 1 year of experience building event-driven systems using message or streaming platforms such as Kafka, SQS, or SNS for asynchronous, service-to-service communication.
- Experience using AI/ML tools or APIs, such as LLM-based coding assistants, model APIs, or ML-driven automation, to support software development workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to data structures and algorithms beyond the basics, such as graph traversal or recursive or hierarchical data modeling, through coursework, side projects, or production work.
- 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 concisely across cross-functional and distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and build core Common Services Platform components 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 peers and engineering interns by sharing best practices and supporting their growth.
- Contribute to system design and implementation to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
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
- Restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility and vesting conditions.
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid day off for employee's birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid personal wellness days
- Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees: flexible vacation time off with no defined limit, subject to availability and business limitations
- 80 hours of sick time off on hire and each January 1, with up to 80 unused hours carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
- Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
