Software Engineering Technical Leader- Backend Data Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and build forward-looking, performant, well-tested software with a specific focus on Go and Python. As a backend data engineer, you will focus on supporting both internal and external use cases.
• Design and build data pipelines that support Hyperfabric's data APIs and notification streams, leveraging Druid, Kafka and more. Benchmark and tune these pipelines to support our workloads at high throughput and low latency and with fault tolerance.
• Deploy new functionality into production with rollout/rollback planning as well as monitoring and alerting.
• Collaborate with product managers, other software engineers, and QA through all stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to the team through technical design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor's + 12 years of experience or Master's + 8 years of experience in software engineering or related field, with a focus on building cloud systems, including expertise in database, data lake and streaming systems.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines using Spark, Flink, or similar technology.
• Experience programming with two or more languages such as Go, Python, Bash, Java, C, C++.
• Experience with AI-based code tools such as Codex, Claude Code, etc
• Experience deploying or using Data Lakes/Warehouses, including storage, table format, and processing.
• Experience building and deploying AI-backed functionality, either customer-facing features or internal productivity tools.
• Expertise with Druid or another time-series analytics database.
• Expertise with Kafka or another streaming system
• Why Cisco?
• 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 $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 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.
• 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 mat

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Additional Information

The application window is expected to close on: 06/24/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Meet the Team The SaaS Engineering organization within the Cisco Networking Group is committed to revolutionizing the deployment of generative AI applications. Our mission is to improve IT visibility and deliver comprehensive analytics for the AI infrastructure stack. By using ground-breaking technologies, we are developing next-generation SaaS-based controllers designed to efficiently manage Data Centers with AI/ML solutions like Nexus Hyperfabric. https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/data-center-networking/nexus-hyperfabric/hyperfabric-ai/index.html

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