Software Engineer, Backend – Webex Signaling

The application window is expected to close on: 11/09/2026

This position will perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Meet the Team  You will join the core Webex Signaling team, which powers calling, meetings, screen sharing, whiteboarding, transcription, and many other Webex experiences. Our globally distributed team builds and operates the microservices through which major Webex workloads flow.  Your Impact  As a Software Engineer on the Webex Signaling team, you will:  Build and contribute to technical designs and implementation in a development team that practices continuous integration and continuous delivery.  

Develop cloud-native microservices deployed on Kubernetes and similar platforms.  Make Dev Ops a primary concern by ensuring services are reliable, scalable, secure, manageable, and supportable.  Enhance Webex telemetry systems to enable analytics, observability, and continuous improvement.  Use Cisco-approved AI-assisted software engineering tools and agents, such as Codex, Claude, or similar technologies, throughout the software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through implementation, testing, code review, documentation, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.

Apply human judgment when using AI-generated content by validating code, designs, tests, documentation, and recommendations for correctness, security, privacy, performance, maintainability, and licensing or intellectual-property considerations.  Serve as a gatekeeper for high-quality code, designs, architecture, and practical approaches to scale.  Create alignment across product teams, architectural decisions, and implementation.  Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Minimum Qualifications  Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.  Production software development experience with Java, Spring and Spring Boot.  Experience participating in the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.  Experience building large-scale distributed applications using technologies such as Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis.  Experience in leveraging AI tools to increase productivity and efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications  

Experience with REST APIs, API design patterns, JSON, containerized systems, and scalable microservices.  Experience designing or operating telemetry, monitoring, and analytics systems.

Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and production observability.  

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