Software Engineer (Full Time) - United States

The application window is expected to close on: 08/08/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Applications will be accepted until July 30, 2026.   Meet the Team     The Edge Processor team builds the critical software that collects, processes, transforms, and routes high-volume data right where   it’s   generated. Operating across cloud-native services and customer-managed environments, we prioritize performance, reliability, security, and operability at scale.   Our work is at the heart of Cisco’s Data Fabric framework. By enabling sophisticated data management and observability at the edge, we power real-time threat detection, compliance monitoring, and operational intelligence across Cisco’s vast ecosystem of hardware, cloud, endpoints, and networks.   When you join us, you will work with  ground breaking   technology,   demonstrating   AI-powered capabilities like automated field extraction and self-healing pipelines. Your contributions will directly improve data quality, accelerate time-to-value, and drive the AI-powered insights that strengthen Cisco’s coordinated security and observability solutions.

Collaborate with engineers and product managers on small-to-medium, well-scoped features from technical build through completion.   Apply the full software development lifecycle to your projects, including   requirements of   analysis, develop, implementation, testing, code review, release, and documentation.   Write clean, secure, and maintainable code with mentorship, add relevant tests, and evaluate changes for correctness, reliability, and performance.   Perform debugging and solving throughout development, and   participate   in incident triage, post-incident learning, and   supported   on-call rotation.

Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, of a certification or degree program (e.g., Associates, Apprenticeship, Boot Camp, or Certification in a specialized program + 3 years of relevant experience, High School Diploma + 4 years of relevant experience, Bachelors + 2 years of relevant experience) or Masters + 0 years of relevant experience. Relevant fields  include:   Computer Science, Software   Engineering   or related   field .

Coursework, internship, or project experience in distributed systems, networking, operating systems, databases, streaming systems, or high-throughput data processing.   Exposure to   containers, Kubernetes, public cloud platforms, CI/CD, or software deployed in customer-managed environments.   Experience investigating failures or measuring performance with logs, metrics, traces, or other observability signals, plus an interest in secure and serviceable production software.   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.  Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $111,700.00 to $157,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for