senior Software Engineer ic · Posted May 4, 2026
$165,000 – $241,400
USD per year

About this role

Cisco is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Java, Scala, Kotlin, AWS. Compensation is listed at $165,000–$241,400 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
May 4, 2026

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Job description

from Cisco careers
The application window is expected to close on: 06/05/2026

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

This role follows a hybrid work model, with in-office attendance expected once a week at the San Francisco location.


Meet the Team

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network, even the ones they don’t own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues, before they impact end user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.

The Alerts Platform team is a small, senior group of engineers building and operating a real time stream processing platform that transforms billions of telemetry events into actionable insights for customers running mission critical systems. Positioned at the core of the Digital Experience Assurance platform, we detect and surface anomalies in seconds so organizations can resolve issues before users are impacted. The team operates with high ownership and autonomy, partnering closely with product and infrastructure teams to solve complex distributed systems challenges at internet scale.

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