Cisco
Software Engineer Switching Test – Cisco
Applications are accepted until further notice.
Meet the Team Join Cisco’s team of seasoned engineers working on Switching technology, the preferred choice for mission‑critical networks in large enterprises. Collaborate with a vibrant technical community to develop some of the world’s most widely deployed Enterprise Switches.
Your Impact
Document, maintain, and monitor testing progress reports and communicate status to team and management.
Design test beds, identify necessary equipment, build topology maps, and estimate test efforts.
Tackle problem failures on local systems and analyze results.
Work with development team to debug and reproduce software defects.
Apply verification and validation methods to improve and ensure the quality.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree + 3 years of related experience, or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or technical equivalent.
Hands‑on experience with test automation preferably with Python.
Experience with real‑time OS (e.g., Linux, Cisco IOS).
Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals and networking protocols.
Ability to diagnose software and network issues, interpret logs, and collaborate with development for issue resolution and verification.
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and applications.
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of platform architecture and networking concepts.
Experience in forwarding and network feature testing.
Hands‑on experience or understanding of networking technologies (Ethernet, VLAN, Layer 2/Layer 3, Multicast, Virtualization, Netconf, SNMP, etc.).
Hands‑on familiarity with network test tools such as Ixia or Spirent.
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. 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.
Compensation & Benefits The starting salary range posted for this position is $123,600.00 to $174,000.00 (U.S. and/or Canada) and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees.
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
Non‑exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full‑time employees.
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1 th thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position by specific state are listed below:
New York City Metro Area $123,600.00 – $200,100.00
Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State $109,900.00 – $181,600.00
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Meet the Team Join Cisco’s team of seasoned engineers working on Switching technology, the preferred choice for mission‑critical networks in large enterprises. Collaborate with a vibrant technical community to develop some of the world’s most widely deployed Enterprise Switches.
Your Impact
Document, maintain, and monitor testing progress reports and communicate status to team and management.
Design test beds, identify necessary equipment, build topology maps, and estimate test efforts.
Tackle problem failures on local systems and analyze results.
Work with development team to debug and reproduce software defects.
Apply verification and validation methods to improve and ensure the quality.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree + 3 years of related experience, or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or technical equivalent.
Hands‑on experience with test automation preferably with Python.
Experience with real‑time OS (e.g., Linux, Cisco IOS).
Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals and networking protocols.
Ability to diagnose software and network issues, interpret logs, and collaborate with development for issue resolution and verification.
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and applications.
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of platform architecture and networking concepts.
Experience in forwarding and network feature testing.
Hands‑on experience or understanding of networking technologies (Ethernet, VLAN, Layer 2/Layer 3, Multicast, Virtualization, Netconf, SNMP, etc.).
Hands‑on familiarity with network test tools such as Ixia or Spirent.
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. 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.
Compensation & Benefits The starting salary range posted for this position is $123,600.00 to $174,000.00 (U.S. and/or Canada) and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees.
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
Non‑exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full‑time employees.
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1 th thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position by specific state are listed below:
New York City Metro Area $123,600.00 – $200,100.00
Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State $109,900.00 – $181,600.00
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