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About the Role

The Time Series Data (TSD) team builds and operates the time-series database and supporting software components that store and serve the telemetry behind Cisco Meraki's Dashboard. This role suits someone who wants to go deep on core data infrastructure in C++, take on real responsibility, and learn from the engineers around them.

Responsibilities

Design, build, ship, analyze, and maintain scalable, distributed, enterprise software solutions that support the services which record and consume telemetry data.
Build and maintain backend components using C++ in a Linux environment.
Focus on increasing reliability, performance, scalability, testability, maintainability, observability, and developer experience.
Work with various groups within Cisco to understand their and our customers’ data requirements and requests.

Requirements

Experience analyzing, scaling, troubleshooting, and debugging distributed systems.
Experience developing software using C++11 or newer standards.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub) and deploying applications using containerization and Kubernetes.
Experience designing and querying relational databases using SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL).
Experience utilizing automated testing frameworks and LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle.

Skills

C++
Linux
CI/CD
Kubernetes
SQL
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Rust
Scala
Python
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Grafana
Launch Darkly
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
prompt engineering
context engineering
agentic engineering

Location

U.S.
Canada

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

$155,000.00 - $222,600.00
$155,000.00 - $256,000.00
$138,100.00 - $227,900.00

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Restricted stock units
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 thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)

About the Company

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.