Cisco SaaS Controller Senior Software Development Manager 

United States, California, San Jose 

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You are a senior software development manager with a background in end-to-end application development, from user interface to cloud services and backend data management. Your expertise includes facilitating design discussions, presenting architectural strategies to diverse teams, and driving convergence to align organizational objectives. In this role, you will leverage your skills to influence the creation of next-generation SaaS-based controllers for Service Provider, Data Center and AI/ML network infrastructure.

Cisco is seeking a senior software development manager to spearhead the development of backend software for a cutting-edge cloud service within Cisco Networking Engineering. You will be entrusted with the following key responsibilities:

• Architect and develop backend features, from requirement analysis and scoping to design execution and deployment in a CI-CD cloud service pipeline.
• Define the technical roadmap and backend services in collaboration with product management to meet market and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across platform Networking and Security within Cisco to deliver integrated and secure solutions.
• Advocate for microservices architecture to enhance the scalability and maintainability of the cloud service.
• Work with a team of engineers in backend development practices, driving innovation and technical excellence.
• Integrate user experience design, user interface software, backend services, site operations, automation, and DevOps for a high-quality service delivery.
• Lead team to own the success of services offering to the customers with focus on availability, security, and user experience.
• In this role, you will play a crucial part in advancing Cisco's SaaS capabilities, utilizing your technical expertise, and contributing to the company's strategic goals.

• Experience with public cloud architectures and related technologies such as compute, containerization, virtualization, storage, networking, and/or orchestration, as well as the deployment of development and production services/applications.
• A bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8 years of software engineering experience
• 5 or more years of experience as a people manager in engineering development
• Experience in the development and delivery of distributed software and hardware platforms
• Experience working with data center networking, including L2 switching, L3 forwarding, eVPN/VxLAN, or Networking Operating Systems
• Technical and service development and deployment experiences of SaaS products in public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Technical and product knowledge of data center networking including L2 switching and L3 forwarding, eVPN/VxLAN, Networking Operating System
• Technical and service development and deployment experiences of SaaS products in public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Work with SRE and operation teams on SaaS offering products
• Ability to lead and mentor engineers globally, champion creative technical trends, drive decisions collaboratively, resolve conflicts, and ensure diligent follow-through
• Experience collaborating with senior engineers, product management, senior management, and other multi-functional partners to define technical roadmaps and set strategies
• Ability to mentor and guide internal resources and activities to ensure deliverables are met within scope and timeframes, while building a strong engineering team and promoting a culture of innovation, performance, and execution
• Experience working with Product Management and Engineering to drive customer satisfaction and product supportability improvements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

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