Cisco

Software Engineer, Duo Desktop

Cisco • $128K — $184K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years experience or Master's with 3+ years or PhD with no experience; equivalent work experience accepted
  • 3+ years of native desktop app development for macOS using Swift and/or Windows with C# and .NET
  • Proficient in building responsive UIs with SwiftUI/UIKit and debugging with Xcode
  • Experience with REST APIs and HTTP integrations

Responsibilities

  • Develop client features for macOS and Windows
  • Write clean and testable code; conduct peer code reviews
  • Troubleshoot and resolve bugs in both development and production environments
  • Collaborate with backend and product teams for platform integration
  • Lead medium-complexity features from design to completion
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in AI tooling usage
  • Stay updated on platform frameworks and propose technical improvements
  • Work independently with minimal oversight to determine technical strategies

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with two days onsite per week
  • Opportunities for career growth and mentorship
  • Access to modern development tools and resources
  • Collaboration with diverse teams including backend and security experts
  • Engagement in meaningful projects with real-world impact
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/22/2026
This is a hybrid role located in Ann Arbor, MI with 2 days per week onsite.

Your Impact

  • Build client features and components that run across macOS and Windows platforms.
  • Write clean, testable code with unit and UI tests; perform code reviews for team members.
  • Troubleshoot and fix bugs in development and production environments; participate in postmortems.
  • Collaborate with backend engineers, security, and product teams to integrate platform capabilities.
  • May lead medium-complexity features from design through completion.
  • Share knowledge with teammates and help junior engineers grow; model responsible use of AI tooling.
  • Stay current on platform frameworks and security capabilities; bring ideas for technical improvement.
  • Work independently with minimal guidance to determine technical approaches.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
  • 3+ years of professional experience developing native desktop applications for macOS using Swift programming language and SwiftUI AND/OR Windows programming in C# and .NET frameworks (WinForms/WPF)
  • Experience building responsive user interfaces (SwiftUI or UIKit) and debugging UI issues (Xcode or other tools?)
  • Experience with REST APIs and HTTP integration


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with authentication, identity management systems, zero-trust security principles and building for security-sensitive or regulated environments.
  • Experience with hardware security features (TPM, Secure Enclave, or similar).
  • Cross-platform development experience (macOS + Windows) , performance optimization, and debugging of native applications
  • Open-source contributions or GitHub portfolio
  • Experience with secure credential storage APIs (Keychain, Credential Manager)
  • Mentoring , code reviews, UI and Unit Testing experience
  • Experience with AI coding assistants or modern development tooling

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79,500 employees
Market Cap
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Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$48 billion
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