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Software Engineer (Embedded C, forwarding protocols | 4-10 years | Bangalore)

BengaluruFull-time5–10 yrsPosted over a month ago

Senior software engineering role at Cisco in Bengaluru. Needs 5+ years and a B.Sc, M.Sc or B.Tech.

About the role

Software Engineer (Embedded C, forwarding protocols | 4-10 years | Bangalore) at Cisco. As a Software Engineer, you will focus on the design, coding, and optimization of our forwarding software.

What you'll do

  • As a Software Engineer, you will focus on the 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 design 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

  • Embedded C
  • Python
  • Git
  • ACLS
  • Test automation
  • CI/CD

Good to have

  • Machine learning
  • iOS
  • Root cause analysis
  • LLMs

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