Meet the Team
The Cisco Wireless Feature & System Engineering team builds end-to-end wireless capabilities across access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms. We design features that span device software, control planes, and management systems to deliver seamless, secure, and high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.
Your Impact
As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will design and develop software features for wireless access points, working across system components and collaborating with platform, radio, and QA teams. You will own features end-to-end and contribute to system integration and performance.
We’re looking for engineers with strong software fundamentals and a growing understanding of system-level behavior in networking and wireless systems.
In this role:
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded software features in C/C++
- Own features from design through development, testing, and integration
- Debug issues across system layers (application, networking, OS)
- Collaborate with platform, radio, and QA teams to deliver integrated solutions
- Analyze system behavior, logs, and performance metrics
- Contribute to improving software quality, scalability, and maintainability
- Use AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
Minimum Qualifications
- Have MS + ~3 years or BS + ~5 years of experience in embedded/software development
- Strong programming skills in C/C++
- Good understanding of Linux systems and operating system fundamentals
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, L2/L3 basics)
- Experience debugging complex software systems
- Ability to own features and drive them to completion
- Interest in understanding system-level behavior beyond code
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to wireless systems (Wi-Fi / 802.11)
- Experience with embedded Linux environments
- Python scripting for automation or tooling
- Familiarity with cloud-managed systems or controllers
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Skills Required
- MS + ~3 years or BS + ~5 years of experience in embedded/software development
- Strong programming skills in C/C++
- Good understanding of Linux systems and operating system fundamentals
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, L2/L3 basics)
- Experience debugging complex software systems
- Ability to own features and drive them to completion
- Interest in understanding system-level behavior beyond code
- Exposure to wireless systems (Wi-Fi / 802.11)
- Experience with embedded Linux environments
- Python scripting for automation or tooling
- Familiarity with cloud-managed systems or controllers
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 — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
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What We Do
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