Cloud / Platform Software Engineer 

Role Summary 

Utilizes knowledge of software, systems, and platform engineering to design, develop, and implement cloud-based solutions in accordance with best practices and Cisco's security standards and policies. 

Designs cloud architecture, combining technologies to create optimal solutions for Cisco, and completes plans and specifications to develop those solutions. Collaborates with product managers, engineers, and security teams to develop specifications for new cloud-based products, services, applications, and solutions, and to identify opportunities to optimize security. Drives the roll-out of public and private cloud management platforms, evaluates their performance, and implements enhancements. 

What You'll Do 

• Collaborate with the team on design, development, and maintenance of projects of small to medium complexity 

• Write and deliver cloud infrastructure and source code for server-side features 

• Assess technology in use and contribute to development plans for design and improvement 

• Develop understanding and experience of public cloud providers 

• Build and maintain application infrastructure on assigned servers 

• Migrate existing services from current servers to cloud as appropriate 

• Write scripts to automate operations and server management 

• Maintain QA and production environments using automation tools 

• Build and maintain tools for monitoring and analyzing trends 

• Identify paths to eliminate blockers and meet deadlines when needed 

• Collaborate with team members to share learnings and assist in problem solving and resolution 

• Develop awareness of agile methodology, timelines, and deliverables 

• Apply security standards, policies, and change management processes when deploying code into live environments 

• Build solutions that increase availability, performance, and stability in systems, services, and products at scale 

• Perform a wide variety of technical and administrative duties in overall systems design, development, and delivery 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of related experience, or Master's degree plus 0 years of related experience. 

• Knowledge and hands-on experience with Java 8+ or python or any widely used language. 

• Knowledge of the Java Spring ecosystem; multi-threaded and async programming, and profiling, desirable. 

• Experience in Kubernetes and the container ecosystem 

• Knowledge of building real-time systems. 

Preferred Qualifications 

Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills in addition to the Minimum Qualifications, and vary based on team and business needs. 

• Experience with VoIP and call control processing 

• Experience with observability tools such as Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Grafana 

• End-to-end / full-stack application development ability, taking a product from backend services through UI to a usable tool. 

• Ownership-driven mindset, taking end-to-end responsibility for features and services from design through production operation, and following through on issues without needing to be prompted 

• Proven track record of delivering complex projects, including work that spans multiple teams or systems and carries ambiguity in requirements 

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, adapting to shifting priorities while maintaining quality and delivery commitments. 

• Demonstrated AI engineering depth beyond AI-assisted coding, including:  

• Designing and building AI agents that automate engineering or business workflows. 

• Delivering end-to-end tools, including the user interface, built with AI. 

• On-the-job or self-directed AI initiatives that shipped and were adopted by others. 

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

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