senior Software Engineer ic · Posted Apr 28, 2026
$137,000 – $200,500
USD per year

About this role

Cisco is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Research Triangle Park, NC. The posting calls out experience with C, Linux, Networking, Testing. Compensation is listed at $137,000–$200,500 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Research Triangle Park, NC
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
Apr 28, 2026

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Job description

from Cisco careers
The application window is expected to close on: 05/29/2026

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

This is a hybrid role with three days per week at a Cisco office.

Meet the Team

Cisco is a global leader in networking and IT, dedicated to transforming how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. To provide best-in-class technologies to our customers, we've created an unrivaled company culture for our employees. One that is collaborative, empathetic, and provides employees with the autonomy to develop technology that's intuitive, secure, and simple for everyone to use.

Our Routing SD-WAN Group is at the forefront of innovation, delivering intelligent, secure, and scalable WAN edge solutions that empower enterprises to connect and protect their networks from the edge to the cloud.

Our Routing Platform Software team within Routing SD-WAN builds industry-leading headend SD-WAN and edge routing platforms. We are reinventing the WAN with controller-based, intent-driven networking that delivers secure connectivity to users and devices across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS applications. You will join a high-energy group working on next-generation routing and services at global scale, connecting thousands of devices and millions of users.

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