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As a global technology leader, Cisco has been transforming how people connect, communicate, and collaborate for decades. Our innovation in networking, security, and cloud-based solutions enables organizations to drive digital transformation and achieve their business goals.
The Collaboration Employee Experience organization creates workspace solutions that connect people, places, and experiences. Located just outside of Oslo, our innovation center is home to 300+ passionate engineers working across hardware, software, mechanics, audio, media processing and artificial intelligence - from concept to product. We strive to create best-in-class video conferencing experiences by bringing together diverse disciplines and ideas under one roof.
The Cisco Lysaker Platform team are looking for an embedded platform engineer to join us. You will be working closely with other platform engineers as well as software, hardware and test engineers to develop the next Cisco collaboration video products.
Your Impact
You are a dedicated embedded developer, with skills within OS and hardware near software development. You are self driven, quality focused and enjoy working with other developers and teams. You will:
Work on OS layer software on our new and existing devices, offering a development platform and access to hardware services to our application teams
Focus on improvement, either it being related to an area, a piece of code or internal processes
Minimum Qualifications
- A degree in relevant field (CS, CE, EE or similar)
- Experience with relevant programming languages (C/C++/Rust/Python)
- Experience with embedded Linux or Android development
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in developing software that makes efficient use of hardware resources.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: graphics or display development on Linux or Android; graphics programming (e.g., EGL, OpenGL, Qt); graphics and display pipelines; GPU programming; or working with hardware accelerators for video and graphics;
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
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.
Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- Experience with C, C++, Rust, or Python
- Experience with embedded Linux or Android development
- Experience developing software that efficiently uses hardware resources
- Experience with graphics or display development on Linux or Android
- Graphics programming experience (EGL, OpenGL, Qt)
- Experience with graphics/display pipelines, GPU programming, or hardware accelerators for video and graphics
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
