Principal Software Engineer – Security & Policy Platform

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🕒 July 31

🏄 California, Maine, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $250.6k - $362.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Innovate, develop, and drive unique software and technology solutions with global impact across Cisco’s broader product portfolio and multiple technology and business groups • Act as an internal, external, and industry expert, applying deep technical expertise to provide mentorship and consultation on sophisticated challenges • Serve as a domain expert or cross-domain integrator, leveraging breadth of knowledge to connect emerging technology trends and assess their impact on Cisco products • Guide and set standards for the technical direction of Cisco’s software and technology solutions, influencing industry trends, business leaders, and Cisco’s technical community • Ensure the development, execution, and enablement of technology strategies that deliver long-term business impact • Stay ahead of evolving technology and industry trends, shaping innovation and enabling Cisco to maintain a strong competitive advantage • Partner across engineering, product, and business teams to translate strategic vision into scalable, high-impact solutions • Mentor and influence senior technical leaders, driving architectural consistency and engineering excellence across the organization.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field • 12+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale software, platform, or distributed systems • Experience building and scaling highly available, secure, and distributed systems in cloud or hybrid environments • Experience writing high-quality, production-grade code using modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Rust, or C++) • 5+ years of experience with security, privacy, and data protection principles as applied to policy and platform systems • Preferred: Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field • Recognized technical leadership as a domain expert or cross-domain integrator influencing architecture across multiple product lines or business units • Experience driving platform strategy in large-scale enterprise or cloud environments • Experience integrating systems with broader platform services such as observability, data platforms, or AI/ML-driven systems • Track record of influencing technical direction and aligning stakeholders across a large, matrixed organization • Experience defining technical architecture and driving end-to-end system design across multiple teams or organizations • Contributions to industry standards, open-source projects, patents, or publications • Ability to translate emerging technology trends into long-term strategic direction and business impact.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance • a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • paid parental leave • short and long-term disability coverage • basic life insurance • paid time away as described below: 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 • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees • 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 1st 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 • eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.