# Senior Software Engineer (Boulder) at Cisco

- Company: Cisco
- What the company does: Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations. Backed by Sequoia and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.cisco.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Boulder-Colorado-US/Senior-Software-Engineer--Boulder-_2028117?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cisco-senior-software-engineer-boulder/

## About the role

Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for our ingestion pipelines to ensure industry-leading performance, elasticity, and scalability. Lead the design and implementation of mission-critical distributed systems, directly influencing the reliability and performance of the entire Splunk platform. Partner with product and platform leadership to bridge the gap between complex engineering initiatives and evolving business requirements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- 7+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a primary focus on large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with Go or Java, including a deep, practical understanding of concurrency models and memory management
- Experience architecting, deploying, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines systems
- Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, microservices architecture, and distributed storage systems


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