Software Engineer
Cisco · Bangalore, India · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Bangalore, India. The posting calls out experience with C, Embedded Systems, Performance Optimization.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
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Job description
from Cisco careersMeet the Team
The Cisco Wireless Feature & System Engineering team builds end-to-end wireless capabilities across access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms. We design features that span device software, control planes, and management systems to deliver seamless, secure, and high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.
Your Impact
As a Wireless Radio Software Engineer, you will own development and integration of radio firmware and driver components, enable Wi-Fi features and ensuring system-level performance and reliability. Design and implement radio firmware and driver features, Wi-Fi feature development and integration, Debug complex issues across firmware, driver, and system layers, Analyze RF behavior, packet flows, and protocol interactions, Work closely with chipset vendors to resolve firmware/driver issues, Contribute to system-level validation and performance optimization, Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, debugging, and analysis
Minimum Qualifications
Have MS + ~3 years or BS + ~5 years of experience
Strong C/C++ programming skills
Good understanding of 802.11 protocols and wireless features
Experience with driver or firmware-level development
Ability to debug across multiple layers (firmware → driver → system)
Strong understanding of networking and packet-level behavior
Can own features development end-to-end
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Qualcomm/Broadcom/MediaTek platforms
Experience with packet capture, RF debugging, or performance tuning
Exposure to upstream driver contributions
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