About The Role

Meet the Team

The Cisco Wireless Feature & System Engineering team builds end-to-end wireless capabilities across access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms. We design features that span device software, control planes, and management systems to deliver seamless, secure, and high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.

Your Impact

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you will lead development of key software components and subsystems for wireless access points. You will drive design decisions, ensure high-quality implementation, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable and reliable systems.

In this role

Lead design and development of software subsystems and features
Drive architectural decisions within your area of ownership
Debug and resolve complex issues across multiple layers (networking, OS, system)
Collaborate with platform, radio, QA, and cloud teams for system integration
Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of the system
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance
Leverage and promote AI-assisted development practices within the team

Minimum Qualifications

Have 7+ years of experience in embedded or systems software development
Strong expertise in C/C++ and software design
Deep understanding of Linux systems and networking protocols (TCP/IP, L2/L3)
Experience designing and owning subsystems or large features
Strong debugging skills across system layers
Ability to influence design and execution across teams
Interest in system-level optimization and scalability

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with wireless systems and Wi-Fi features
Experience with performance tuning and large-scale deployments
Familiarity with distributed or cloud-managed systems
Experience using AI tools to improve development workflows

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