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Principal Engineer
12-15 years
Bangalore / Bengaluru
1 vacancy
Principal Engineer
Cisco
posted 13hr ago
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- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the traffic head-end, VPN head-end, and firewall components of Cisco s cloud-based Secure Access product.
- Contribute to the design, development, and optimization of data plane and service chaining for cloud-native networking solutions. Develop high-performance modular software data planes (L2-L7) using the FD.io/VPP packet processing engine.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to implement new features for packet processing across multiple protocols, ensuring seamless integration in virtualized, containerized, and bare-metal environments.
- Drive scalability, reliability, and performance improvements for the product.
- Mentor and guide engineers within the group while fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
- Lead the long-term architectural vision for the product, with a comprehensive understanding of data and control planes.
- Encourage and support rapid innovation and prototyping within the product development cycle.
- Partner with Product Management to create a best-in-class product experience, identifying opportunities for innovation.
- Recommend and implement best practices for the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Collaborate with architects across Cisco on cross-functional initiatives and new product opportunities.
- Analyze and resolve critical customer issues as required, ensuring customer satisfaction.
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, specializing in network security, firewalls, or related domains.
- Proven experience in building, operating, and scaling large SaaS and SASE services.
- Expertise in PaaS and IaaS platforms such as Kubernetes and AWS.
- Deep understanding of networking applications, with a strong grasp of Layer 2-7 packet processing, data plane, and control plane protocols.
- Proficient in coding with one or more programming languages, such as Python, C, or Golang.
- Solid networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, BGP, routing/switching, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, IPSEC, and SSL/TLS, with the ability to debug and design enterprise-class networks.
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage expertly with customers, partners, and executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership with a clear strategic vision and the ability to inspire and guide teams.
- Strong technical and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor both senior and junior engineers.
- Adept at evaluating technical solutions and driving decisions through subject matter expertise.
- Encourages and supports innovation, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Experienced in rapid prototyping and evaluation of innovative solutions.
- Background in software optimization and performance analysis.
- Expertise in SDLC practices, with the ability to influence and enhance SDLC strategies.
- Familiarity with domains such as Information Security, SOC2 compliance, and SRE functions.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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