Embedded Software Technical Leader - Acacia (Onsite)
Cisco · Maynard, MA · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a staff-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Maynard, MA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Git, Jira, Linux. Compensation is listed at $189,300–$271,500 per year.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Maynard, MA
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- May 17, 2026
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Job description
from Cisco careersJob posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This position is required to be onsite in Maynard, MA and in office five days a week.
Meet the Team
Acacia (part of Cisco) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia’s coherent products are deployed by all hyperscalers to connect their Data Centers over distances from a few kilometers to thousands of kilometers and even in submarine networks. The emergence of AI has drastically increased the demand for Acacia’s coherent transceivers. Acacia’s coherent transceivers are also being used in space applications and is eventually expected to be used inside data centers as interconnect speeds continue to increase. Acacia is also entering the PAM4 Client market and is expected to be a key provider of PAM4 solutions, including a 1.6T PAM4 DSP.
Your Impact
You will be a key member of Acacia’s Software team responsible for embedded CPU code development to configure and manage our products. You will lead the architecture and design of complex optical sub-systems that go into future Acacia SOCs; collaborate with Chip, DSP and Optics architects to drive innovation in Acacia’s products.