The Cisco Lysaker Platform team are looking for a creative and curious Embedded Software Test Engineer to join our QA team. You will be working closely with other test engineers as well as embedded software, hardware, camera and audio teams to develop the next Cisco collaboration video products.
Your ImpactWe are a team of creative software engineers, trying to uncover where the weak points of our technology are, and how they can be addressed. You will be part of a team with a variety of tasks, ranging from early prototype testing to developing automated tests for various regression testing of released products. This includes participating in creating new solutions for test setups and contributing to the development of new video collaboration products.
In this role, you will:
- Be an important part of the product development process, testing functionality and giving feedback
- Participate in test development
- Be a key driver for the quality of our products
- Be responsible for qualitative, ad hoc and exploratory testing, configuring test setups, digging through logs, analyzing data and troubleshooting technical problems
- Work closely with colleagues from multiple disciplines to achieve our common goal of developing high quality products
- A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (CS, CE, EE or similar)
- Experience with Python
- Experience with automated testing for embedded software
- Experience with embedded development
- Attention to details and quality
- Creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Like to share your knowledge and are willing to learn and adapt
- 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 or equivalent experience in CS, CE, EE or similar
- Experience with Python
- Experience with automated testing for embedded software
- Experience with embedded development
- Attention to details and quality
- Creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
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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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