Cisco Software Engineer Recruitment 2026
Cisco is hiring for a Software Engineer position in Bangalore. The role is part of the Product and Engineering organization and focuses on developing secure, user-focused software while working with cross-functional teams on product design, development, testing and production support. The position offers a hybrid work model.
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About Cisco
Cisco is a global technology company that develops networking, security, collaboration and infrastructure technologies. Cisco states that its technology connects and protects organizations in the AI era and that its teams work on solutions across physical and digital environments.
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience.
- Master’s degree with 4+ years of related experience.
- PhD with 1+ year of related experience.
- Strong conceptual and practical knowledge in the relevant technical field.
- Experience working with a range of technologies.
- Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong software development and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
Develop software using Cisco's Design Thinking Principles.
Focus on software simplification and user experience.
Follow secure coding and software development best practices.
Partner with design, product management and other teams.
Create technical design documentation.
Contribute to user documentation.
Debug software issues during development and in production.
Develop clean, functional code and unit tests.
Lead or contribute to feature development from technical design through completion.
Identify improvements to software development processes and Agile practices.
Conduct code reviews and optimize scale, reliability and development velocity.
Contribute to threat modeling.
Monitor production systems and help resolve operational issues.
Lead postmortems and root-cause analysis when required.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects.
Preferred Skills
- Software development
- Secure coding
- User-focused product development
- Technical design
- Unit testing
- Code review
- Debugging
- Production monitoring
- Root-cause analysis
- Agile software development
- Threat modeling
- Software architecture
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Technical documentation
- Project and feature leadership
- Mentoring
Selection Process
The exact selection process for Job ID 2021618 has not been disclosed in the official posting.
Candidates should be prepared for technical discussions and interviews covering software engineering, design, coding, debugging, testing, system reliability and problem-solving.
Cisco also warns candidates about recruiting fraud and states that legitimate career communication will be connected to an application submitted through its career site.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: ₹25–₹40 Lakhs per year (Approx., third-party estimate).
- Employment: Full Time.
- Location: Bangalore, India.
- Work Mode: Hybrid.
- Career Growth: Cisco highlights opportunities to learn and grow through its technology resources and engineering teams.
- Benefits: Cisco states that its benefits are designed to support employee wellbeing, time away and family needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years, Master’s degree and 4+ years, or PhD and 1+ year of related experience can apply.
The estimated salary is ₹25–₹40 Lakhs per year, based on third-party Cisco salary data for experienced Software Engineers in India. Cisco has not officially disclosed the CTC for this position.
The position is based in Bangalore, India, with a hybrid work model.
The exact selection process has not been disclosed. Candidates should prepare for technical interviews covering software engineering, design, coding, debugging and problem-solving.
The official job posting does not specify a last date to apply.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next round of the selection process.