Software Engineer | C or C++, Packet/Slow Path , L2& L3 Protocols | Bangalore | 5 to 7 years

About the role

Software Engineer | C or C++, Packet/Slow Path , L2& L3 Protocols | Bangalore | 5 to 7 years at Cisco. As a Software Engineer, you will focus on the hands-on design, coding, and optimization of our forwarding software.

What you'll do

• As a Software Engineer, you will focus on the hands-on design, coding, and optimization of our forwarding software
• Be responsible for delivering high-quality code for complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding features , , ensuring they extract maximum performance from our NPUs
• Act as a key technical contributor, applying modern software practices and AI-driven workflows to streamline development and debugging
• Feature Design & Implementation : Own the develop and development of specific forwarding features within the IOS-XR platform
• Write high-performance, production-grade code for QOS, Mirroring , Slowpath , OAM, Layer 2 (EVPN, VPLS) and Layer 3 (SRv6, Segment Routing, MPLS) technologies

What you need

• C++
• C
• Python
• iOS
• Root cause analysis
• LLMs

Good to have

• ACLS
• Machine learning