This role is eligible for Hybrid work within San Jose, Milpitas, and Seattle
Your ImpactAs a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of end-to-end software features. Working closely with senior engineers, you will build robust, scalable solutions across our entire stack, gaining hands-on experience with production-grade technologies. Your work will directly impact the efficiency of our customer IT administrators, helping to reduce operational friction and enhance the overall administrators experience. Design, implement, and maintain full-stack software features, ranging from intuitive frontend interfaces to high-performance backend services. You will build and maintain distributed, highly available microservices using Java, Node.js, and Python, and additionally, you will develop responsive and user-friendly front end components using Angular, HTML5, and CSS3.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field. + 5 years of related experience OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field + 3 years of related experience
- Experience or familiarity with Java
- Experience with Javascript, Angular, and React
Preferred Qualifications- Exposure to enterprise web frameworks (e.g., Spring) and data/messaging technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Kafka.
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous delivery methodologies.
- Experience using AI-powered coding tools to enhance productivity.
- A proactive desire to learn, debug, and resolve production issues in a distributed system.
- Experience with Node.js, or Python.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $155,000.00 to $222,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. 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.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$155,000.00 - $256,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$138,100.00 - $227,900.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
