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About the Role

As a Principal Engineer with the Backend Services team, you will provide technical leadership and contribute to architectural decisions for backend services that process telemetry at scale, react to environmental changes, implement low-latency APIs, and operate within complex distributed systems. You will focus on improving Scale, Performance, Reliability, Robustness, and Security for workload protection products.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers working on solutions for customers.
Make architectural contributions in backend services.
Collect and process telemetry at scale from data sources in customer environments.
React to changes in environment and render policies in a highly scalable manner to large numbers of enforcement points.
Implement API endpoints that respond with minimal latencies even when processing large volumes of data.
Develop solutions deployed in highly complex distributed system environments.

Requirements

At least 10+ years' experience building software systems in Go, C++, or Java.
At least 5+ years in a technical leadership role in a software engineering environment.
Masters + 10 years related experience, or Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years related experience or equivalent related work experience.
Agile experience.

Skills

Golang
Schema/Data modeling design
Large-scale event processing architectures
Systems programming
Performance engineering
Security architecture
Database design
Kubernetes
Cloud APIs for AWS, Azure, or GCP

Location

Remote within the U.S.
Greater San Jose CA metro area (preferred)

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid (for San Jose metro area)

Experience Level

Principal Engineer
10+ years software systems experience
5+ years technical leadership experience

Education Level

Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field with 10 years of experience
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field with 12 years of experience
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field with 5 years of experience

Salary/Compensations

$231,400.00 - $331,800.00 (U.S. projected range)
$231,400.00 - $381,600.00 (New York City Metro Area)
$222,900.00 - $343,600.00 (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
Flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)

About the Company

Isovalent, now part of Cisco, was founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF.
Cisco Secure Workload is a flagship security product offering workload protection and micro-segmentation.
Cisco Isovalent and Cisco Secure Workload are building the next generation of products for securing workloads and AI infrastructure.
Cisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era.
Cisco has been innovating for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together.
Cisco solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Equal Opportunity

We believe in fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered.
We believe that every employee contributes to our success, and we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products and services.