Hardware Platform Routing

Meet the Team Internet became a reality because of Cisco and its intelligent innovations in WAN engineering over multiple decades We are reinventing WAN now and disrupting the market If you love the challenge of building a highly scalable intelligent distributed system then please join the party We are abstracting WAN infrastructure and programmatically building a highly flexible controller-based software defined solution to provide intent based networking Our solutions provide secure connectivity to user device from anywhere in the world to their favorite application running in cloud on premise or as SaaS We give the opportunity to learn and innovate in a vast technology space of Routing Security Analytics Telemetry Distributed System Machine learning and endless other areas We strive to create an open and transparent culture where we embrace new ideas with open arms Hardware Routing Platform Software under Catalyst Engineering Routing team builds industry leading Headend SDWAN and Edge routing platforms Catalyst 8500 and ASR1000 is part of a bigger team that is currently working on building next generation routing and services in controller-based network deployment at scale enabling the customers to avail secure reliable and fast connectivity in a highly distributed SDWAN fabric spanning across the globe connecting thousands of devices and millions of users Join us and be part of the high energy team help transform and build intelligent internet Your Impact You will have the opportunity to work with leading-edge networking technologies in the areas of SDWAN and edge routing platforms and be part of the team responsible for defining developing and innovating new and evolving features and architectures in SDWAN and routing You will work in collaboration with team who will define the next generation ASIC for routing products which would require new architecture for packet forwarding You will participate in many creative projects with the authority and scope to apply your expertise in a dynamic engineering environment Our team values collaboration learning paramount focus on quality and customer impact You will get a chance to work with various teams across varied technologies and will learn and be part of an ever growing evolving technology You will be responsible for crafting coding and testing forwarding components with focus on end-to-end visibility and knowledge You will have the opportunity to influence the network behavior by collaborating with other Engineers Technical Leaders and Distinguished engineers across multiple cross-functional teams in Cisco This role is for you if you believe you are passionate about problem solving can articulate problems in a way that people start seeing solutions in it as well You are someone who challenges the status quo and a driver of change Minimum Qualifications and Requirement 5-8 years of Industry experience Hands on experience on End-to-End Software development in a networking company in areas of Platforms Hardware bring up system software drivers kernel and user space bootloaders BIOS and performance engineering tuning Strong C programming in Linux and device drivers with skills and familiarity with large software development projects in an UNIX or IOS environment including experience with source code control systems i e ability to search navigate and handle extremely large code base Experience with LAN WAN communication interfaces Ethernet layer 2 layer 3 technologies Experience with hardware and software debuggers GDB Arium BDI Experience with scripting and automation and to be able to design create and run scripts for longevity tests for platform e g Shell Python Perl TCL Expect The successful candidate will participate on project teams defining and developing innovative new products based on Cisco technology Key functions are following Develop enhance verify and sustain embedded system software for complex internetworking products as a key member of a cross-functional team Desirable skills Knowledge or demonstrated experience with high-speed interfaces PHY MAC MACSEC experience will be a plus Some of the key areas of expertise in addition to Networking domain is platform System Areas such as kernel bring up kernel driver development platform bring up management software and Cloud Networking Technologies Experience in debugging platform issue with i2c i2c trace analyzers PCIe Knowledge of X86 ARM assembly code Motivated self-starter with good communication and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to develop and deliver superior products in a cross-functional team environment under aggressive schedules Knowledge and experience of micro code and forwarding datapath plus Knowledge and experience of DPDK is plus WeAreCisco This is the Standard and cannot be changed WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential Cisconians often experience one company many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage Our technology tools and culture pioneered hybrid work trends allowing all to not only give their best but be their best We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations called Inclusive Communities to connect foster belonging learn to be informed allies and make a difference Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about and nearly 86 do Our purpose driven by our people is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet Helping our customers reimagine their applications secure their enterprise transform their infrastructure and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all Take your next step and be you with us sco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential Cisconians often experience one company many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage Our technology tools and culture pioneered hybrid work trends allowing all to not only give their best but be their best We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations called Inclusive Communities to connect foster belonging learn to be informed allies and make a difference Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about and nearly 86 do Our purpose driven by our people is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet Helping our customers reimagine their applications secure their enterprise transform their infrastructure and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all Take your next step and be you with us Message to applicants applying to work in the U S and or Canada When available the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire full-time salaries in U S and or Canada locations not including equity or benefits For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target Individual pay is determined by the candidate s hiring location and additional factors including but not limited to skillset experience and relevant education certifications or training Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U S or Canada hiring location The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process U S employees have to quality medical dental and vision insurance a 401 k plan with a Cisco matching contribution short and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year which includes one floating holiday for non-exempt employees plus a day off for their birthday Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year at a rate of 4 92 hours per pay period Exempt new hires participate in Cisco s flexible Vacation Time Off policy which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use but is subject to availability and some business limitations All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty 80 hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary which is split between quota and non-quota components For quota-based incentive pay Cisco typically pays as follows 75 of incentive target for each 1 of revenue attainment up to 50 of quota 1 5 of incentive target for each 1 of attainment between 50 and 75 1 of incentive target for each 1 of attainment between 75 and 100 and once performance exceeds 100 attainment incentive rates are at or above 1 for each 1 of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives Cisco may pay up to 125 of target Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid