Software Engineer

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Job Description

You will be responsible for designing, automating, and qualifying customer use cases on the Cisco 8000 Platform (IOS-XR). Your work will involve generating test plans, dynamically prioritizing based on customer requirements, and leveraging the right technical expertise to drive results. This role goes beyond traditional testing—you will:

Design and develop advanced test frameworks and automation tools to support large-scale test execution.

Execute test cases through automation, verifying defects and ensuring fixes are properly validated.

Leverage AI-powered tools and frameworks to improve test efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

Build and integrate chatbots and AI assistants to support test execution, defect triaging, and on-demand knowledge retrieval.

Apply Generative AI for productivity improvements, including test case generation, YAML/config creation, log analysis, and root-cause guidance.

Proactively drive continuous improvements in test coverage, automation, and performance benchmarking, ensuring deployments meet customer scale and reliability expectations.

Research and adopt domain-specific AI models and foundational representations for networking automation, model safety, and intelligent observability.

Your passion for network automation, AI-driven productivity, and customer-first innovation will ensure smooth qualification and deployment of complex networking solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 1 + years of professional experience, OR Master’s degree

Strong programming skills in Python

Hands-on experience with AI-based productivity tools, chatbot frameworks, or automation assistants.

Preferred Qualification: CCNA Knowledge of Netconf, REST APIs, gNMI, gRPC, and OpenConfig/YANG models.

Familiarity with network automation tools (pyTest, Ansible, Jenkins, Robot Framework).

Expertise in Linux operating systems and Bash/Unix shell scripting.

Basic knowledge of Network protocols and technologies

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.