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About the role
We offer the opportunity to learn and innovate across a vast technology landscape, including Routing, Security, Analytics, Telemetry, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, and many other areas. Join us and be part of a high-energy team helping transform and build the intelligent internet. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience
- Experience of C/C++ production programming, with a strong focus on developing efficient algorithms and optimized code
- Experience or related coursework within Network Security domains and common deployment scenarios
- Experience with AI assisted development tools such as Copilot, Claude, Codex or similar technologies to improve engineering productivity and code quality
- Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and embedded software development
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 11/16/2026
This is a hybrid role at the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina office.
Meet the Team
The internet became a reality because of Cisco and its intelligent innovations in WAN engineering over multiple decades. Today, we are evolving our industry-leading, service-rich SD-WAN solution by building integrated multi-cloud and SASE solutions for our customers. Our technology provides secure connectivity for users and devices from anywhere in the world to their favorite applications—whether running in the cloud, on-premise, or SaaS.
We offer the opportunity to learn and innovate across a vast technology landscape, including Routing, Security, Analytics, Telemetry, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, and many other areas. Join us and be part of a high-energy team helping transform and build the intelligent internet.
Your Impact
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer to join our SD-WAN Security Engineering team, which is responsible for securing the SD-WAN fabric that operates globally at a massive scale. In this role, you will work at the forefront of ground-breaking security technologies in enterprise...
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