Senior Software Engineer

About the position

Common Services Platform Engineering provides the foundational services for Cisco Security Cloud. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will contribute to our mission of making Cisco Security products work together seamlessly, ensuring an outstanding user experience across the portfolio. You will be part of the team responsible for delivering a unified provisioning and Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience, reducing friction for users and empowering Cisco Secure product teams to deliver innovation faster.

Responsibilities

• Build components of the Common Services Platform to enable scalable and secure cloud deployments.
• Design and implement backend services and user interfaces for provisioning.
• Partner with product management to define, estimate, and deliver project goals.
• Contribute to platform-level product provisioning systems that simplify product deployment and subscription lifecycle management.
• Develop high-availability APIs and developer-friendly tools that enable internal teams to innovate quickly.
• Improve platform observability and user/developer experience across the Cisco Security Cloud.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience building and deploying full-stack applications.
• Strong experience designing and integrating REST APIs, with a solid understanding of secure development practices and common security vulnerabilities.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containers, orchestration tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases; capable of integrating authentication and SSO systems (OAuth, OIDC, SAML, Okta).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform preferred) and cloud-native development.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Kafka Streams).
• Knowledge of API Gateways, Service Mesh technologies, and microservices patterns.
• Exposure to serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, AppSync) and performance optimization in distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in cross-functional Agile teams.

Benefits

• Quality medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, including one floating holiday.
• Vacation time off accrual for non-exempt new hires.
• Flexible Vacation Time Off policy for exempt new hires.
• Sick Time Off policy with 80 hours provided on hire date and annually.
• Paid time away for critical or emergency issues.
• Additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.