Embedded Software Engineering Technical Leader
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Software Development
Embedded Software Engineer, Software Engineer
The application window is expected to close on: 05/20/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received
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The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join our Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of our world‑class hardware. Our team develops software for Cisco’s network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multi‑layered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML.
This is a unique opportunity to grow your technical skill set and gain visibility and recognition across cross‑functional teams within Cisco. We value motivated individuals who enjoy solving complex challenges and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment.
- Architect, design, and develop BIOS, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products.
- Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
- Develop and execute software test plans.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.
- Lead technical reviews and discussions across teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 12+ years experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years experience.
- Prior experience in C, C++, and Python programming.
- Prior experience with Sonic, ONIE, BMC,IPMIand Redfish technologies.
- Hardware and device driver development background.
- Prior experience with Linux hardware bring‑up experience.
- Expertise in multi‑threading, event handling, and state machines.
- Prior experience in device drivers for protocols like I2C, MDIO, SPI, UART, PCIe, GPIO.
- Prior experience in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB.
- Troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications.
Skills:
- AI/ML experience.
- Prior experience of Layer 2/3 network protocols.
- Prior experience troubleshooting and debugging skills.
- Experience with network processors and optical networking.
- Familiarity with secure‑boot, open source tools, CMIS, and SFF standards (SFP, QSFP).
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