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1448498 - Software Engineer [C Development] (Hybrid)

**Location:** RTP Office & Remote (Hybrid)

**Application Window:** Closes December 13, 2025

_Note: The posting may close early if the position is filled or if sufficient applications are received._

Meet the Team

Cisco IT is a transformation engine, empowering people to achieve their best work. Our vision is to be recognized as the world’s premier IT organization. We prioritize user experience, agile methodologies, engineering efficiency, and cloud-first, AI-powered technologies.

The Licensing On-Prem and API Management group is central to Cisco’s evolution from a networking leader to a software-driven enterprise. Our team focuses on recurring revenue and subscription enablement, building robust platforms for Smart Licensing using cutting-edge technologies.

Your Impact

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Smart Agent team, you will:

+ Collaborate with architects, technical leads, and business partners to enhance our Smart Agent platform.

+ Design and implement new features in C, ensuring compatibility across Cisco platforms.

+ Participate actively in daily standups, iteration planning, and team activities.

+ Write and maintain high-quality C code, adhering to coding standards and best practices.

+ Develop unit tests with the XOS unit test framework.

+ Ensure all code changes are peer-reviewed and free of memory leaks (Valgrind) and static analysis errors (Coverity).

+ Integrate the Smart Agent with the broader Smart Licensing platform.

+ Foster a positive, collaborative team culture.

Minimum Qualifications

+ 7+ years of experience in C development for large-scale projects.

+ Proficiency in multi-threaded application programming.

+ Experience with Agile development methodologies and cross-platform development.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Knowledge of software licensing concepts.

+ Familiarity with Cisco IOS development.

+ Experience with code versioning tools (e.g., Git) and build tools (e.g., Jenkins).

+ Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices.

+ Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

+ Self-motivated, adaptable, communicative, and eager to learn.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $137,000.00 to $200,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

+ 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

+ 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

+ Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

+ Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

+ 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and 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

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

+ .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

+ 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

+ 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

+ Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$165,000.00 - $277,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$146,700.00 - $247,000.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.