Principal Software Engineer – Security & Policy Platform

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $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 with 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.

🏖️ 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 • 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 • 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco • Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program • 80 hours of sick time off • Additional paid time away may be requested • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer • annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies