Cisco Backend Technical Leader 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

604042501

Application window is expected to close on 6/17

What You Will Do

The Backend Technical Leader role works alongside our VP of Security Innovation to develop the backend of the Management Plane driving our next-generation security product, Cisco Hypershield. The management plane is responsible for managing and monitoring and is the brains of our product. As a leader, you will identify and solve obstacles to achieving our vision.

You will be looked to both internally and externally Cisco for your expertise, and as such must have deep experience in firewalls, secure web gateways, and/or SASE/SSE. You will use this knowledge coupled with your ambition to write high-quality, production-ready code to re-invent security with us.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of programming experience with Typescript, GoLang, C, Javascript or similar languages

Prior experience designing backend solutions for enterprise-grade products

Experience developing new product features from scratch

Development experience in a linux environment

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

• Experience integrating third party solutions in areas of network security, management and monitoring
• Strong background in network security, protocols and policies. (e.g. firewalls, secure web gateways, and/or SASE/SSE)
• Familiarity with AI/ML and in particular, Large Language Models
• Experience working alongside UX/UI Design, Product and senior management
• Experience leading development teams and being a mentor to more junior developers