Software Engineer
Cisco is hiring a Software Engineer. It pays $129k-$185k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this software engineer role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting mentions LLMs, RAG and AI agents among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Cisco has 1,400+ other open roles on Level.
- This posting went up in the last few days.
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Senior software engineer responsible for architecting ERP and GenAI applications including LLMs, RAG, and AI agents.
Meet the Team:
Join the Supply Chain Plan IT at Cisco and help drive innovation in our Supply Chain IT systems. We’re seeking creative, passionate individuals ready for new challenges and eager to make a significant impact. As part of the team, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, influence global operations, and help build the future of Cisco’s supply chain. We value fresh perspectives, foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, and prioritize work-life balance. If you’re ready to use your skills to solve real-world challenges and be part of something bigger, we want you on our team.
Your Impact:
Develop 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.
• Collaborates with Product Owners/Business Analysts and multi-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release high-quality features.
• Performs root cause analysis and implements fixes for complex production issues.
• Applies best practices, business insight, and independent problem-solving to continuously elevate products and services.
• Supports team members and fosters a culture of learning, inclusion, and collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years, Master’s with 3+ years of relevant experience
Experience in Supply Chain ERP (E-Business Suite 11i, R12) Modules -Advanced supply chain planning (ASCP) ,Order Management, Global Sourcing and customization is a plus
Experience with AI/GenAI applications, including LLMs, RAG, AI agents, tool/function calling, and prompt engineering.
Proficient in SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Workflow, and web service integration.
Strong understanding of Angular, React, Java, Spring Boot, REST Apis, Node.js and Python
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
Preferred Qualifications
MCP / tool-based AI integrations
Python-based AI/ML frameworks
Proficiency in Generative AI (Gen AI Green Belt), MCP tools and Data Science & Security Green Belts
Relevant certifications in Java, Oracle, Cloud technologies, AWS, and AI/ML.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud, AWS, and Azure
Strong understanding of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with Oracle, MongoDB, and Snowflake databases
Strong communication and collaboration skills, essential for cross-functional team success.
Expertise in software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile engineering practices, staying current with industry trends.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $128,600.00 to $184,900.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$155,000.00 - $256,000.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$138,100.00 - $227,900.00* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
How we rate this
Software Engineer at Cisco rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.
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- $129k
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Questions you could be asked
- How do you structure and test a prompt to get consistent output from a language model?
- How would you design a retrieval step so the model answers from real data instead of guessing?
- How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where erp was part of your work. What did you do?
Adapt your resume
- List these exact terms on your resume: Prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, Software Engineering, and Erp. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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