Senior Software Engineer (Embedded Device Development) - Military Veterans

Who We Are

We are the UCS Blade Platform BMC Team, dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in BMC development for Cisco's X-Series Blade Servers. Our team is at the forefront of creating ground breaking solutions, tackling a variety of complicated and diverse projects throughout the year.

What sets us apart is our small, agile, and diverse team that thrives on collaboration and rapid execution. We pride ourselves on delivering production-quality software swiftly to our larger cross-functional teams, ensuring that our contributions are both impactful and timely.

Our work is integral to the UCS X-Series portfolio, which is renowned for its adaptability and future-ready design. The UCS X-Series Modular System, powered by Intersight, simplifies IT operations and accelerates innovation at the speed of software. With features like the UCS X-Fabric Technology, our platform supports a range of interface speeds and densities, from 10-GbE to 200-GbE connections, and offers fault-resilient configurations with multiple Fabric Interconnects and Extenders.

Who You Are

You are a software developer who demonstrates outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, coupled with a genuine passion for tackling complex challenges. You will exhibit outstanding organizational skills and a keen interest in managing their time efficiently.

As a process-driven individual, you will have a fervent desire to streamline and improve existing procedures. Your adeptness in time management will empower you to effectively prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality work within set timelines.

Join our team and apply your passion for problem-solving to create innovative software solutions that make a difference.

What You'll Do

Our software engineers are the gurus behind the scenes, ensuring all our programs are easy to use and bug-free. Using a keen eye, you'll develop software and tools in support of many of our high-impact technology server platforms. While we're growing in this hybrid software/hardware business, you'll still need to see the big picture and watch for hardware compatibility while even potentially influencing design.

• Design and implement platform BMC software for next-generation enterprise-class PCIe nodes/fabrics as part of Cisco's Cloud and AI Infrastructure group.
• Work with hardware, software and QA team to bring up new hardware products using PCIe/GPU switch fabrics for flexible AI applications/workloads.
• Develop diagnostics, monitoring, and telemetry capabilities using prototype environments.
• Collaborate with other software teams and hardware teams to develop security, telemetry, and remote administration functionality.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in C or C++ programming or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in Linux embedded software development
• Experience with Linux kernel device driver development, integration, testing, and debugging
• Experience with communication and control busses in embedded systems, including MDIO, PCIe or SMBus/I2C/I3C
• Experience in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with integrating vendor BSPs/SDKs into source code for shared/common libraries and applications
• Proficient in reading and understanding hardware schematics, with the capability to work at a systems level to architect solutions
• Experience with Microchip PFX/PSX PCIe switches (image management, configuration, partition creation, monitoring, etc.)
• Experience with Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) or equivalent
• Experience with OpenBMC, DMTF standards, or MCTP/PLDM/SPDM

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco #LI-AV3

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

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.