Cisco Hiring Software Engineer in Bangalore | ₹12-22 LPA

Meet the Team

The Catalyst Engineering IOS XE Platform Independent Team builds high-performance system software for a wide range of Cisco platforms, including Enterprise Switching, Routing, Wireless, and Service Provider solutions. The team contributes to next-generation networking technologies in a fast-moving and evolving market.

Your Impact

• Develop secure, scalable, and high-quality software solutions aligned with Cisco design principles focused on simplicity, reliability, user experience, and customer success.
• Design, implement, test, and support software features across the complete software development lifecycle using Agile practices.
• Work closely with Product Management, UX Design, and Engineering teams to deliver solutions across networking, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
• Build and improve high-performance system software for Cisco Enterprise Switching, Routing, Wireless, and Service Provider platforms.
• Participate in technical design, coding, debugging, troubleshooting, code reviews, production support, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Create and maintain technical design documentation and contribute to user documentation.
• Apply secure coding practices and execute testing focused on functionality, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Monitor and resolve production issues, support incident response activities, and contribute to operational excellence.
• Share innovative ideas that improve engineering efficiency, product capabilities, and customer experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 0+ years of related experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Good understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Software Engineering fundamentals.
• Experience building secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to collaborate within cross-functional Agile teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking technologies including L2/L3 protocols, routing, and switching concepts.
• Experience with YANG Data Models, NETCONF, RESTCONF, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies, distributed systems, and infrastructure development.
• Exposure to telemetry, observability, and automation frameworks such as Ansible or Terraform.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with Cisco IOS XE platforms or network programmability technologies is a plus.

Why Cisco

Cisco develops technologies that help organizations connect, protect, and modernize infrastructure in the AI era and beyond. The company continues to innovate across networking, security, cloud, and digital infrastructure solutions.

Teams at Cisco collaborate globally to create meaningful technology solutions while supporting continuous learning and growth opportunities.