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Cisco is hiring a Software Engineer in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cisco.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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Meet The Team
 

The Cisco Intersight team is at the forefront of Cisco’s AI Infrastructure strategy, serving as the intelligent management platform that orchestrates and simplifies complex hybrid cloud environments. We provide the control plane that enables organizations to deploy, monitor, and optimize AI-driven workloads across distributed infrastructure, playing a critical role in the broader Cisco AI story. Our team is a high-performing, collaborative group of engineers who thrive on solving complex distributed systems challenges in a fast-paced environment. We pride ourselves on a culture of technical excellence and innovation, where every team member is empowered to influence the future of cloud management. What makes us truly exciting is our mission to build the "brain" of the modern data center, enabling seamless AI operations at scale.



Your Impact

A successful candidate will have deep technical and software expertise in cloud-native technologies and the ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment to deliver seamless, scalable solutions with broad business impact.

We seek individuals driven by the challenge of solving unique technical problems, who thrive with creative freedom, and are eager to explore new territories and learn. You care about your work and its impact.

You will develop and validate infrastructure, software components, and integrations in on-prem and cloud environments. You should have a good sense of product design, passion for quality and customers, and willingness to work in small, self-organizing teams are essential. If you want to excel in a fast-paced environment creating and shaping the future of AI infrastructure, this job is for you!


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science (or equivalent) with 5 years or Master's with 3 years or PhD with 0 year of related experience.
  • Experience programming with Go, C/C++, Java and/or Python
  • Experience with microservices software architecture and large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with data structures, algorithms, and software design
  • Experience working with cloud technologies like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
  • Good understanding of Linux, OS and networking fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Software and product development experience with cloud computing and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with virtualization environments such as vSphere, HyperV, KVM.
  • Deep understanding of AI technologies and AI-assisted development tools, with the ability to effectively leverage them to improve engineering productivity, solution design, and problem-solving.

Why Cisco? 

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. 


Disclaimer

To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will:

  • be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career site
  • begin with screening or an interview
  • originate from a Cisco email address, and
  • be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx

 

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How we rate this

Software Engineer at Cisco rates 13 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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