Manager, Embedded Software Engineering

This is a hybrid role working from our Milpitas, CA location and candidates are expected onsite 3 days per week.

Meet the Team

The Cisco Distributed System Engineering team is looking for an Engineering manager to join our diverse team that is on the forefront of developing products that power the largest networks in the world.

You will be part of a fast-paced work environment and responsible for managing the team working on API for direct access to the Network Infrastructure Layer. You will be hands on technical with just a few years of team management experience and looking to grow your leadership skills.

Your Impact

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering their growth.

• Conduct performance reviews and develop goals and plans for team members

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align project requirements with business objectives.

• Facilitate and participate in architectural discussions for scalable, maintainable and performance-oriented solutions.

• Track and deliver projects on time, oversee and collaborate for the success of team’s charter, review all work produced by the team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in CS or applicable degree, with 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering and 2+ years of experience in team management

• Hands-on experience building and deploying software on embedded systems/routers

• Demonstrated programming skills in C/Go/Python

• Knowledge of Linux/OS, Routing protocols, and Networking stack (IP/TCP)

• Demonstrated experience leading a strong technical team to drive the features/products with a focus on quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interacting and working with large team across geographies

• Experience managing and developing diverse, geographically distributed technical teams, leading hiring activities, conducting interviews and performance evaluations

• Demonstrated customer facing experience, interpersonal skills and cross collaboration experience

• Strong storytelling and communication skills to articulate decisions effectively

• Experience identifying and solving problems, both technical and interpersonal

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.