Software Engineer - C, Operating systems, Data Structures

Overview

The Cisco Data Center India group is a pivotal force in the networking world, dedicated to architecting, designing, and delivering state-of-the-art data center solutions for the globe's most demanding customers.

This dynamic team is the proud owner and continuous innovator of NXOS software, the sophisticated operating system that powers Cisco's advanced data center switches. Their commitment extends across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), engaging from initial requirements definition with product managers through to seamless deployment, integration, and ongoing support. This end-to-end involvement ensures deep collaboration and responsiveness to a diverse spectrum of global clients.

The team's strength lies in its profound technical expertise, spanning critical areas such as SAN platforms, Optics, Fibre Channel protocols, NVMe, and Cisco Nexus OS. They are consistently at the forefront of innovation, pioneering solutions that anticipate and meet futuristic market demands.

Your Impact

• As a Software Engineer. Develop features for switches that are deployed by some of the top tier Data center customers in the world
• Part of development team, which is responsible for Feature development, testing & integration into customer environments.
• Expected to have regular interactions with SMEs in other area of development team, testing teams and customer teams to translate requirements into working solutions
• Develop expertise in Data center products and Storage/Networking protocols.
• Learn Cisco development/unit-test environments.
• Actively participate in issue triage, providing essential support, monitoring system performance, and driving timely resolutions.
• Work with a BU-wide vibrant technical community, learning from experts and translating this learning into exciting opportunities for personal growth.
  
  

• Experience: 5 years to 8 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/EC or technical equivalent.
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in C
• Sound knowledge of operating system concepts and system programming on UNIX based systems
• Network and multithreaded programming
  
  

• Exposure to Storage protocol
• Exposure to Fiber channel standards
• Exposure to L2/L3 protocols
• Experience working with switch/router products
• Experience with Python
  
  

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.