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

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

• 5–10 yrs of experience
• Embedded C
• Python
• Git
• ACLS
• Test automation
• CI/CD
• B.Sc or M.Sc or B.Tech or B.E.

Good to have

• Machine learning
• iOS
• Root cause analysis
• LLMs