Cisco

Software Engineer, Compute Performance

Cisco • $155K — $222K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with relevant research experience, or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience debugging, testing, or tuning Linux-based systems.
  • Experience running or evaluating AI, machine learning, or HPC workloads.
  • 3+ years of experience with programming or scripting languages like Python, C, C++, Go, or Bash.

Responsibilities

  • Run and analyze AI training, inference, and HPC workloads on GPU-accelerated systems.
  • Investigate compute, memory, PCIe, storage, and workload scaling issues.
  • Use telemetry, logs, traces, and profiling tools to identify performance bottlenecks.
  • Develop automation for performance testing, regression detection, and failure triage.
  • Work with hardware and software teams to resolve system and workload performance issues.
  • Document findings, test procedures, and performance results.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-team interaction.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools in AI and HPC.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/10/2026

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer, you will help analyze and improve the performance of AI compute systems across hardware, system software, and application workloads. In this role you will:

  • Run and analyze AI training, inference, and HPC workloads on GPU-accelerated systems.
  • Investigate compute, memory, PCIe, storage, and workload scaling issues.
  • Use telemetry, logs, traces, and profiling tools to identify performance bottlenecks.
  • Develop automation for performance testing, regression detection, and failure triage.
  • Work with hardware and software teams to resolve system and workload performance issues.
  • Document findings, test procedures, and performance results.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with + 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with + 3 years of related experience, or PhD with relevant research experience, or equivalent related work experience.
  • Experience debugging, testing, or tuning Linux-based systems.
  • Experience running or evaluating AI, machine learning, or HPC workloads.
  • 3 + years of experience with a programming or scripting language such as Python, C, C++, Go, or Bash.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with GPU computing technologies such as CUDA, ROCm, NCCL, or RCCL.
  • Familiarity with performance tools such as Nsight, DCGM, rocprofiler, or similar tools.
  • Understanding of GPU system components such as memory, NUMA, PCIe, and scale-up interconnects.
  • Exposure to NVIDIA NVLink and NVSwitch or AMD Infinity Fabric/xGMI.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Slurm, or other distributed workload environments.
  • Strong ownership, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills.

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Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
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Revenue
$48 billion
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