Embedded Software Engineer
Cisco
Meet the Team Join the Cisco IIOT team in product development for Industrial IOT switching and routing products that transforms industrial operations. Cisco's IIOT team provides an outstanding, unique experience for software engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography organization and a large campus (with an on-site gym, healthcare, café, social interest groups, and philanthropy) with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller teams can provide. Your Impact Design and development of IIoT hardware platforms, ensuring seamless integration between hardware and software layers. Design and development of control plane and data plane software for Cisco IIOT Switching, Routing products. Design and develop low-level software components, including BSP, device drivers and kernel modules. Analyse requirements and problem statements to come with right software designs and solutions. To be able to write details Design documents and Functional Specifications. To Code and Unit Test Software components and modules. It is required to have strong white box testing and automating skills Triage, debug, and root cause simulation, software bring-up, and customer failures To be able to innovate and come up with new ideas that can lead to filing patents and creating IP value for the company Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors (1- 3 years) or Master’s degree(1-2 years) in Computer Science, EE/ECE or related fields. Proficient in writing quality code in C/C++ Strong understanding of OS (e.g. Linux, RTOS, Unix) and experience working with Linux kernel, device drivers. Experience in developing software/firmware for networking equipment. Experience using Traffic generators/Analyzers such as IXIA/Sniffer is a plus. Experience with debugging and verification methodologies Experience in using AI tools for Software Development Preferred Qualifications: Prior work experience with control plane software or data plane software, data structures, Linux/RTOS/Networking OS internals Experience in Networking domain with strong L2/L3, Wireless or Security protocols experience OR Experience in development and validation of peripheral interfaces (e.g. PCI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, Ethernet) and ensure their reliable operations is a plus. Cisco Networking certificates such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE are desirable. Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution. 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. Disclaimer To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will: be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career sitebegin with screening or an intervieworiginate from a Cisco email address, andbe conducted across email, phone, or WebExCisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than https://careers.cisco.com or cisco.wd5.myworkday.com, do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport. If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider filing a report with your local law enforcement authorities. Cisco bears no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for any claims, damages, expenses, or other inconvenience resulting from or in any way connected to recruiting scams.
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Embedded Software Engineer
Cisco
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About this role
Meet the Team
Join the Cisco IIOT team in product development for Industrial IOT switching and routing products that transforms industrial operations. Cisco's IIOT team provides an outstanding, unique experience for software engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography organization and a large campus (with an on-site gym, healthcare, café, social interest groups, and philanthropy) with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller teams can provide.
Your Impact
Design and development of IIoT hardware platforms, ensuring seamless integration between hardware and software layers.
Design and development of control plane and data plane software for Cisco IIOT Switching, Routing products.
Design and develop low-level software components, including BSP, device drivers and kernel modules.
Analyse requirements and problem statements to come with right software designs and solutions. To be able to write details Design documents and Functional Specifications.
To Code and Unit Test Software components and modules. It is required to have strong white box testing and automating skills
Triage, debug, and root cause simulation, software bring-up, and customer failures
To be able to innovate and come up with new ideas that can lead to filing patents and creating IP value for the company
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors (1- 3 years) or Master’s degree(1-2 years) in Computer Science, EE/ECE or related fields.
Proficient in writing quality code in C/C++
Strong understanding of OS (e.g. Linux, RTOS, Unix) and experience working with Linux kernel, device drivers.
Experience in developing software/firmware for networking equipment.
Experience using Traffic generators/Analyzers such as IXIA/Sniffer is a plus.
Experience with debugging and verification methodologies
Experience in using AI tools for Software Development
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior work experience with control plane software or data plane software, data structures, Linux/RTOS/Networking OS internals
Experience in Networking domain with strong L2/L3, Wireless or Security protocols experience OR Experience in development and validation of peripheral interfaces (e.g. PCI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, Ethernet) and ensure their reliable operations is a plus.
Cisco Networking certificates such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE are desirable.
Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
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.
Disclaimer
To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will:
be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career sitebegin with screening or an intervieworiginate from a Cisco email address, andbe conducted across email, phone, or WebExCisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than https://careers.cisco.com or cisco.wd5.myworkday.com, do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport.
If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider filing a report with your local law enforcement authorities. Cisco bears no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for any claims, damages, expenses, or other inconvenience resulting from or in any way connected to recruiting scams.
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