Technical Lead - Software Emgineer (Frontend UI)

Cisco•San Jose, CA

18d

About The Position

Join our Frontend Engineering Team to shape and deliver the user experience for Cisco Cloud Control—Cisco’s next-generation AI-powered cloud management platform. You’ll work in a modern microfrontend architecture, build highly interactive and performant interfaces, and collaborate across product, platform, and AI teams to create experiences used globally by internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

8–11 years of hands-on frontend development experience building production-grade web applications.
Strong expertise in React (17/18+), TypeScript, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
Experience working with monorepos (Nx preferred) and package managers such as pnpm or Yarn workspaces.
Knowledge of microfrontend patterns, Module Federation, and scalable frontend architectures.
Familiarity with component-driven development, design systems, accessibility, and responsive UI principles.
Experience with automated testing frameworks (Jest, RTL, Playwright) and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to succeed in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Rspack, Webpack, or similar bundlers.
Experience with React Router v6/7, TanStack Table, or advanced UI interaction libraries (Framer Motion, React DnD).
Exposure to analytics and monitoring platforms (Amplitude, Sentry), as well as experience with troubleshooting and solving customer problems, including incidents
Understanding of backend/REST APIs, GraphQL, or experience collaborating closely with backend engineers.
Passion for building elegant, reactive and scalable user experiences with a focus on performance and usability.
Experience mentoring junior engineers or contributing to shared tooling in a monorepo.

Responsibilities

Build and deliver high-quality, intuitive, and accessible user interfaces in a large-scale React + TypeScript monorepo environment.
Implement sophisticated frontend features using micro frontend and module federation architectures.
Collaborate closely with backend, design, and platform teams to ensure seamless end-to-end product delivery.
Maintain and evolve our Nx-based monorepo, enforcing architectural boundaries and advocating best practices.
Write reliable unit and E2E tests using Jest, React Testing Library, and Playwright, ensuring long-term code quality.
Contribute to performance optimization, analytics instrumentation, and observability across the frontend system.
Participate in design discussions, UI reviews, and cross-functional planning sessions.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 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
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and 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
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.