About the role
Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Isovalent Networking for Virtualization engineering team. As a software engineer, you are tasked with implementing features, root-causing and fixing bugs and performing maintenance tasks on our codebase, together with the team. You are eager to dive headfirst into complex problems, resourceful in finding novel approaches to overcome them, and capable of clearly communicating your ideas.
What You’ll Do:
* Work on delivering the roadmap together with the team * Develop and review high-quality Go and eBPF code for Cilium open-source and Enterprise edition codebases * Collaborate on architecture and design of distributed systems such as working on cluster mesh * Integrate with traditional datacenter networking protocols * Contribute to and uphold engineering best practices, code quality, and operational excellence
Minimum Qualifications:
* Strong communication skills and proven ability to work in collaborative environments * Experience with any of Go/Rust/C/C++/Zig or other systems programming language * Experience in professional software engineering and the ability and desire to write high quality and efficient code * Familiarity with Linux, networking and distributed systems in general
Preferred Qualifications:
* Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience * Experience with Go and/or eBPF * Experience in cloud native datacenter networking * Experience in managing production Kubernetes clusters, SRE principles and infrastructure automation tools * Experience in writing code to interact with Kubernetes * Experience with Cilium and/or other CNIs * Open-source contributions in relevant projects
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.