Engineering Product Manager, Developer Foundations

Responsibilities

• This is a senior role defined by ownership rather than task lists. You shape the strategy for the foundations and carry accountability for where they go, working hand in hand with engineering leaders and the teams that depend on you. It is one of the most consequential product seats in the group.
• As Cisco opens up to partners and third-party developers, you own how they build on it: the public-facing APIs and SDK, and the integration and governance model that lets outside developers build on Cisco safely. You partner across DevNet, Legal, and Security to make that real.
• You will be measured on outcomes that matter: reliability and performance, how quickly teams can build on the foundations, SDK and API adoption, and how little friction the experiences above you hit.

Requirements

• 8+ years in product management or an equivalent discipline, including owning a platform or infrastructure area end to end with accountability for its outcomes.
• Hands-on software engineering background. You have shipped production code and can earn the trust and respect of senior engineers on technical merits.
• Fluency with AI coding agents. You use them in your own work and understand how AI agents build on platforms and APIs, because they are fast becoming the developer you build for.
• Platform depth: hosting and runtimes, service APIs, SDK design, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and integrating with identity and OAuth systems.
• Platform as a product: experience owning APIs, SDKs, or platform services that other teams build on.
• Internal-customer mindset: experience treating an internal platform as a product with internal customers and clear contracts while operating in large, matrixed enterprises where many teams depend on the same foundations.
• External surface: exposing a platform externally through public APIs, SDKs, and partner integration and governance.
• Communication: excellent written and verbal communication, with the range to speak credibly to internal teams and external customers and stakeholders alike.
• 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 $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 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, cert

Benefits

Additional Information

The application window is expected to close on: 06/30/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . This role will be remote from the San Jose, CA or Seattle, WA location. Meet the Team Cisco's AI Software & Platform Group is building the platform for AI app development, first for Cisco's own teams and now, increasingly, for partners and the third-party developers building on Cisco. Developer Foundations is the substrate everything runs on: the shared services and building blocks, like the app registry, hosting, and the SDK, that Cloud Control Studio and everything else built on Cisco depend on. We are a small, senior, high-trust team that moves quickly and owns its outcomes, and we are hiring a leader to own those foundations as a product.

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