Software Engineer

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

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On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions software engineering, java and python among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a junior role.
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Software engineer to develop clean code and unit tests following design thinking principles and secure coding practices.

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Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers. Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes. What You’ll Do: • Contributes to solution of straightforward business problems regarding operations, products, services or customers. • Analyzes information, asks questions and checks for understanding using standard procedures within the job family. • Establishes relationships and collaborates effectively with own team. • Collaborates with others on projects and works on small-to-medium features from technical design through completion. • Applies understanding of the software development lifecycle and how various agile engineering practices can be used in own projects (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing). • Participates in delivery of technical design features with guidance. • May apply understanding of how related features in a product solves one or more customer needs. • Writes functional clean code and unit tests with guidance. • Performs parts of the coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process under supervision. • Assists in code reviews and addresses code review feedback. • Executes tests for scale, reliability and velocity within own code. • Applies depth of knowledge in secure coding principles and reviews others' code for compliance. • Monitors and triages incident reports and participates in postmortems and potential on-call duties. • Expert in one component of the codebase. • Shares knowledge from independent learning with the team. • Estimates time to complete assignments and communicates status, blockers, and delays to the team. • Identifies paths to eliminate blockers and meet deadlines when needed. • Collaborates with team members to share learnings or assist in problem solving/resolution. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelors + 2 years of related experience OR Masters + 0 years of related experience. • Requires basic knowledge of theories, principles and concepts within a technical discipline; has exposure to current technologies through coursework or internship. Preferred Qualifications Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications.
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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.

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How we rate this

Software Engineer at Cisco rates 0 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.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Software Engineer is an open job at Cisco.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Bangalore, India.
The job was posted on October 22, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by Cisco. Apply on Cisco

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Software EngineeringJavaPythonUnit TestingDebugging

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Pay

Typical software engineer job: $167k

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