Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join their Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of their hardware. The role involves designing and developing BSP and diagnostics for routing products, testing device drivers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Design, and develop BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products
Develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals
Execute software test plans
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years experience, or Master's degree
Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming
Knowledge of hardware and device driver development, including experience with Linux hardware bring-up
Knowledge of developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO
Preferred
Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB
Experience developing software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems
Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications
Experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review
Commitment to quality, mentoring, and continuous learning in networking, optics, and embedded systems
Experience with AI/ML
Knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols
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
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
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