The application window is expected to close on: 01/21/2027 Meet the Team:
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 Your Impact:
Your Impact:
As a technical contributor for Cisco Silicon One development, you drive the strategy and operation of critical infrastructure by bridging engineering requirements with IT and security capabilities. By managing compute, storage, and networking resources, automating complex EDA workflows, and resolving systemic performance bottlenecks, you ensure high system reliability and operational excellence. Your focus is on reducing development friction and scaling infrastructure to meet capacity demands, ultimately enabling the engineering organization to deliver with greater speed and productivity
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s + 8 years of related experience, or Master’s + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience supporting Linux infrastructure in production environments, including system administration for bare-metal and VM compute, and network storage (NFS and CIFS/SMB).
Experience supporting enterprise compute environments using IBM Spectrum LSF or a comparable batch scheduling platform, including collaboration with platform owners on workload behavior, capacity, and reliability.
Prior experience with Shell scripting skills and development in at least one of Perl or Python.
Experience troubleshooting complex cross-layer issues involving operating systems, tools, storage, networks, and user workflows.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Verilog, logic synthesis, semiconductor-development workflows, and EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens.
Cloud-based compute experience with a batch-scheduling environment (e.g. AWS/Azure).
GNU Make, Jenkins, and automated build-environment experience.
Exposure with AI-assisted development tools responsibly for scripting, debugging, documentation, and code review, with appropriate human review and security safeguards.
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.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $166,300.00 to $238,300.00 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.
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