Software Engineer

Job Description Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers. Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes.

What You’ll Do

• Communicates status and issues to the team
• Shares experience and knowledge to support the team
• Performs routine assignments that require basic knowledge and exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts.
• Collaborates effectively with own team.
• Contributes to small projects and works with others on small features primarily focused on coding and testing.
• Develops an understanding of the software development lifecycle and the various agile engineering practices (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing), and assists on projects where these methods are applied.
• Analyzes user requirements and works with others to understand impact on technical design features.
• Writes correct code with assistance.
• Supports test code refining and rewriting as part of testing and debugging.
• Assists with tests for scaling for reliability and velocity.
• Applies secure coding principles and follows secure coding guidelines.
• Supports more senior team members in troubleshooting and debugging issues.
• Proficient in at least one large area of the codebase (multiple services in a pillar) with a high-level understanding of other components.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 0 years of previous experience
• Requires basic knowledge of theories, principles and concepts within a technical discipline; has exposure to current technologies through coursework or internship.

Preferred Qualifications Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications.