Senior Software Engineer – Java, Security & SD-WAN Platform

• Develop and enhance the platform layer of SD-WAN Manager, focusing on scalable backend services and distributed systems. • Design and build foundational platform capabilities that support multiple product teams and applications. • Demonstrate strong proficiency in software development, with proven DSA, Multithreading, and OOP fundamentals, along with networking and security experience, to build scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions. • Contribute to platform architecture, service frameworks, developer tooling, build systems, and runtime reliability. • Collaborate across teams to improve platform scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence.

, with a proven ability to design, build, and scale high-performance applications, services, and APIs. Experience with   observability and monitoring solutions, telemetry pipelines, performance optimization, and security protocols, including authentication, authorization, secure coding,   and building reliable, resilient systems. Experience developing scalable applications and services, with exposure to distributed systems, cloud-native technologies and Linux-based environments. Passion for solving complex technical challenges, with hands-on experience in debugging, root-cause analysis, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern quality engineering practices. Strong communication and collaboration skills, combined with experience using AI-powered development tools and agentic assistants to enhance productivity, innovation, and engineering effectiveness.

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.