Cisco · 1 month ago
Technical Leader - Dataplane Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$184K/yr - $264K/yr
7+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. They are seeking a Technical Leader for their Dataplane Engineering team to design, build, and optimize the data plane for Cisco Hypershield, utilizing C++, P4, and hardware offload technologies.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement data-plane features using P4, microcode, and C++ across DPU/NPU architectures
Bring up hardware platforms, integrate SDKs, and debug low-level packet-processing behavior
Work from AMD technical specifications to define and build performant pipelines
Collaborate closely with internal teams (control plane, management plane, platform) to deliver end-to-end datapath functionality
Drive system-level architecture discussions and influence design choices for high-throughput and low-latency packet processing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
7+ years of experience in packet processing (e.g., DPDK, TCP reassembly, high-throughput pipelines)
Programming experience in C/C++ and experience with P4 or microcode/U-code development
Experience bringing up platforms or ASICs in Linux-based environments
Hands-on experience building or leveraging hardware acceleration with DPUs or NPUs
Preferred
Experience working with AMD DPUs, Broadcom, Marvell, or Intel data-path hardware
Deep understanding of P4 compiler behavior, pipeline stages, and programmable switch architecture
Experience with performance analysis, tuning, and optimization of high-throughput systems
Prior background in designing test harnesses, working with third-party SDKs, or hardware debug
Experience owning features end-to-end in a distributed or high-availability networking product
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary
Company
Cisco
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Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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