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Location: Krakow, Poland
Start Date: as soon as possible
Meet the Team
Cisco's Webex Engineering Group is redefining the future of collaboration. We're building a world where people connect effortlessly to enjoy modern, uncompromised collaboration across every room, desk, pocket, and application.
Our technology powers industry-leading products like Slido, Webex Meetings, Webex Calling, and Webex Contact Center. As a member of our team, your work will ensure every user gets a truly immersive experience regardless of device or location, empowering the hybrid working patterns of the future.
Our team is based in Krakow. We operate a hybrid working model.
Your Impact
As a Software Engineer, you will support the design, implementation, and maintenance of the backend services of the Partner Hub. You will work under the guidance of senior engineers to build robust, scalable solutions, gaining hands-on experience with our production-grade backend stack. Your work will directly impact the efficiency of our global partner network, ensuring our platform remains reliable, performant, and secure.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the development and maintenance of backend features, focusing on service logic, API development, and data processing.
- Support the development of backend services using Java, Node.js, or Python.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate backend services with user-facing interfaces via RESTful APIs.
- Participate in team design discussions, code reviews, and testing activities to ensure high-quality, scalable code.
- Help monitor system performance and assist in resolving backend-related technical issues under the guidance of senior team members.
- Utilize AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate your learning and development tasks.
- Collaborate with team members to support the full software development lifecycle.
- Maintain a commitment to continuous learning, code quality, and operational excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- 0–3 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent internship/project experience).
- Foundational knowledge of backend development concepts and server-side architecture.
- Strong desire to learn and apply new backend technologies quickly.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering reliable, scalable results.
Preferred Qualifications
- Basic familiarity with Java, Node.js, or Python.
- Exposure to web application frameworks (e.g., Spring) and database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka).
- Familiarity with Git, basic CI/CD concepts, and continuous delivery.
- Interest in using AI-powered coding tools to enhance productivity.
- A proactive desire to learn how to debug and resolve production issues in a distributed system.
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
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field
- 0–3 years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent internship/project experience
- Foundational knowledge of backend development concepts and server-side architecture
- Strong desire to learn and apply new backend technologies quickly
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
- Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- High attention to detail and commitment to delivering reliable, scalable results
- Basic familiarity with Java, Node.js, or Python
- Exposure to web application frameworks such as Spring and database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Kafka
- Familiarity with Git, basic CI/CD concepts, and continuous delivery
- Interest in using AI-powered coding tools to enhance productivity
- Desire to learn how to debug and resolve production issues in distributed systems
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 broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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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.
