staff software engineering Technical Lead tech_leadership · Posted Apr 2, 2026
$183,800 – $263,600
USD per year

About this role

Cisco is hiring a staff-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with Networking, Frontend Development, Backend Development. Compensation is listed at $183,800–$263,600 per year.

Role
Technical Lead
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Jose, CA
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
Apr 2, 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.

Meet the Team:

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. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco's ground-breaking solutions by designing, developing and testing some of the most complex ASICs being developed in the industry.

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