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About the role
• Uses specialized expertise to interpret business issues, recommend best practices, and solve complex problems. Mentors others, leads small-to-medium features, and manages projects that span multiple teams. • Writes clean, functional code that sets team standards. Influences architectural decisions (security, scalability, reliability) and articulates design choices based on market awareness and competitive analysis. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
- Experience in all phases of SW development cycle with exposure to agile development methodologies
- Experience with tech stack C/ C++ or Python
- Experience with networking protocols
- Familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development/debugging and validated software design and development skills
- Experience with Service provider, data center technologies and architectures
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 11/09/2026
The Routing Engineering team for the Cisco 8000 platform focuses on developing high-performance software solutions for cloud-scale infrastructure within the IOS-XR environment.
We specialize in architectural optimization, ensuring robust packet forwarding and reliable system operations across modular hardware platforms. Our team bridges the gap between complex routing protocols and data plane performance to meet the rigorous demands of modern service providers and hyperscale networks.
Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Partners with other teams, including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers. Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps...
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