Software Engineer

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About the role

Cisco is hiring for the role of Software Engineer!

The work

Responsibilities of the Candidate

• Learn and contribute to CI/CD pipelines that support reliable deployment from development to production.
• Support cloud infrastructure operations under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Help monitor application and infrastructure health using observability and monitoring tools.
• Participate in troubleshooting issues across applications, platforms, and cloud environments.
• Work with engineering teams to improve deployment, testing, automation, and operational workflows.
• Learn best practices for cloud security, reliability, scalability, and incident response.
• Contribute to scripts, tools, and automation that improve engineering productivity.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators to support production services.
• Continuously learn new technologies, tools, and practices in cloud, DevOps, and site reliability engineering.

Who they want

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Fresh graduate or early-career candidate with strong interest in Cloud DevOps, SRE, infrastructure, or automation.
• Exposure to one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure through coursework, projects, internships, or self-learning.
• Foundational understanding of software development and operating system concepts.
• CI/CD (Jenkins): Hands-on experience building/modifying pipelines for Docker, Terraform, and Helm; proficient in troubleshooting build/deployment issues.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform): Proficient in provisioning AWS infrastructure; deep understanding of modules, state management, and pipeline-driven deployments.
• Containerization (Docker): Skilled in creating Docker files, containerizing multi-stack applications (Java, Python, ReactJS), and supporting VM-to-EKS migrations.
• Kubernetes (EKS): Solid understanding of K8s objects (Deployments, Stateful Sets, Ingress, etc.); experienced in deploying and debugging applications on EKS.
• Software Development (Java/Python): Proficient in writing and maintaining backend code; experienced in debugging application-level issues and integrating with RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems and basic command-line usage.
• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts such as compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Eagerness to learn, experiment, and adapt in a fast-paced technology environment.