Meet the team

The Catalyst Engineering IOS XE Platform Independent Team designs and develops high-performance system software for a broad range of Cisco platforms, including Enterprise Switching, Routing, Wireless, and Service Provider solutions. As part of a team driving industry-leading innovation, you will contribute to building next-generation networking technologies in a rapidly evolving and dynamic market.

Your Impact

• Develop high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions aligned with Cisco's Design Thinking principles, emphasizing simplicity, user experience, reliability, and customer success.
• Design, implement, test, and support software features throughout the full software development lifecycle using Agile engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Product Management, UX Design, and Engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions across networking, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
• Build and enhance 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 initiatives.
• Create and maintain technical design documentation and contribute to end-user documentation.
• Apply secure coding practices and execute testing focused on functionality, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Monitor, triage, and resolve production issues, participate in incident response and postmortem activities, and support operational excellence.
• Contribute innovative ideas that improve product capabilities, engineering efficiency, and customer experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 0+ years of related experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Solid foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Software Engineering principles.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional Agile teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated learner with a passion for innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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.
• Experience with telemetry, observability, and infrastructure automation frameworks such as Ansible or Terraform.
• Exposure to Enterprise Switching, Routing, Wireless, or Service Provider networking platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering workflows.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience working on large-scale cloud or AI deployments.
• Familiarity with Cisco IOS XE platforms or network programmability technologies.

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.