Role Overview
Cisco is seeking a Software Engineer to join its Product and Engineering team in a hybrid model in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. In this platform and distributed systems engineering role, you will architect, build, and scale multi-region Kubernetes (K8s) infrastructure and AI-driven automation workflows powering Cisco's next-generation closed-loop network automation and orchestration SaaS platform for global service providers and enterprises.
Core Responsibilities
- Platform & Kubernetes Engineering: Design, implement, and scale resilient multi-region Kubernetes clusters across private and public cloud environments.
- Automation & CI/CD Tooling: Build robust automation pipelines and infrastructure tooling for automated cluster provisioning, upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
- AI & Agentic Workflows: Design and deploy intelligent AI agents to automate complex platform workflows, orchestration tasks, and operational decision-making processes.
- Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce strict security baselines, container hardening, and vulnerability management across distributed runtime environments.
- Architectural Leadership: Participate in technical design reviews, balance software capabilities with hardware compatibility, and influence key platform architectural decisions.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Educational & Experience Background: Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of related software engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 2+ years of related experience.
- Programming Languages: Strong coding, testing, and debugging proficiency in Go (Golang), Python, or Java.
- Kubernetes & Distributed Systems: Proven experience building, operating, or extending Kubernetes-based platforms and highly scalable distributed systems.
- Preferred Qualifications: Hands-on familiarity with Linux, networking fundamentals, Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, CI/CD pipelines, cybersecurity best practices, cloud platforms (AWS or Microsoft Azure), and AI-powered developer tools.
- Work Mode: Full-time hybrid role based in Bangalore, Karnataka.
About Cisco
Cisco is a worldwide leader in networking, security, and cloud infrastructure, innovating for over 40 years to connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. By uniting hardware, software, and AI-driven intelligence across the digital footprint, Cisco empowers teams globally to build secure, resilient, and transformative technology solutions.