C++ Software Engineer

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Location: Belgrade, Hybrid

Start date: As soon as possible

Applications accepted until further notice

The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.

We are seeking for a motivated C++ Software Engineer to join the field of Network Technology within our R&D department which contributes to the evolution of the next generation of leading networking products. We are building firmware, SDK, simulators and compilers for Cisco Silicon One™ architecture and work in the development of pioneering technology.

We are expanding various teams within Cisco Silicon One™ project which will accelerate the creation of the future of the Internet!

The team is working on the new generation of silicon which will be part of all families of Cisco devices that will drive the future of the internet.

This is an opportunity to work with worldwide distributed Cisco R&D centers and learn from the best engineers in the field.

We are looking for people who are in love with technology and engineering to help us push the limits of what is possible through innovation, determination, and teamwork.

• Design, develop and program Linux/C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) support for Cisco Silicon One™-based devices
• Collaborate within software development teams on application design and development
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Optimize software by performing maintenance, updates and upgrades
• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization
• Design, develop and program data-path/packet processing flows
• Interact with Hardware and ASIC design teams internally and inside various CISCO locations
• Participate in the SW/HW integration

The result of your work will be integrated into the products of world-leading companies and will have a worldwide impact.

• Academic education in Computer Science (finished or ongoing BSc / MSc studies with average GPA of 8.5 or above)
• Academic knowledge of C++ and Linux
• Good debugging skills, good problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Basic understanding the way how hardware is working
• Positive energy, motivation to learn and ability to work as part of a team
• High level of work autonomy and sense of responsibility
• Desire for improvement of current skillset in a fast-paced working environment

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.