Lead Software Engineer (Data Engineering), WAN Insights
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.
About The RoleWAN Insights is the cornerstone of Cisco’s Predictive Networks vision. We wanted to go beyond reacting to network glitches, we wanted to anticipate them, and we did for Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN. Now, as we look forward to expanding to other segments, we need talented engineers to join our mission.
Our product has been featured on the Cisco Live stage, Gartner reports, and received numerous awards such as 2023 Cloud Computing Product of the Year Award, 2023 CRN Tech Innovators Award, and Cloud Management Solution of the Year in the UK Cloud Excellence Awards.
In this position you’ll play a key role in turning data into valuable insights for our customers. You will lead projects and teams from design through to execution.Responsibilities range from writing big data pipelines to REST APIs, from designing database tables to optimizing query performance. We expect solid computer science fundamentals, ownership, willingness to learn and to do, and most importantly a great team spirit.
What You'll do- Ability to lead and mentor other engineers or drive significant technical improvements.
- Track record of shipping complex projects / features that involved multiple developers.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and departments.
- Expertise in Python or Golang.
- Practical experience with distributed processing of large amounts of data.
- Hands-on experience with PySpark/Spark.
- Experience working according to DevOps best-practices (CI/CD, testing, familiarity with Github/Gitlab).
- Good knowledge of at least one major relational database, e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL.
- Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes and cloud technologies such as AWS.
- Airflow and Kafka.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with REST API development.
Please note that we have a hybrid approach to work and are looking for someone who can come into the office at least one day per week. There may be times throughout the year where more flexibility is required.
Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That's why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential. We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy. We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you're interested in this work.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.