senior software engineering Technical Lead tech_leadership · Posted May 13, 2026
$168,800 – $241,200
USD per year

About this role

Cisco is hiring a senior-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in Milpitas, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, System Design, Networking. Compensation is listed at $168,800–$241,200 per year.

Role
Technical Lead
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Milpitas, CA
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
May 13, 2026

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Job description

from Cisco careers
The application window is expected to close on: 06/14/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

We are a close-knit team focused on hardware quality and failure analysis, within a larger hardware engineering organization which designs, implements, and delivers leading Switching and Routing products. The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers of various sizes, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service provider, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio. 

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