1444345 - Software Engineer (Python)

1444345 - Software Engineer (Python)

The application window is expected to close on: September 8, 2025.

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

Meet the Team

Cisco IT is a transformation engine enabling people to do the best work of their lives! Our vision is to be loved as the world's best IT organization. We lead with user experience, accept agile ways of working, drive engineering efficiency, and deliver with Cloud first, shift left, AI powered technology.

Licensing On-Premise and API Management group is an integral part of Cisco's journey from a Networking company to a Software company. Recurring revenue and subscription enablement are key portfolios we work on. Join a dynamic team of upbeat engineers dedicated to crafting and building a robust platform. You'll work with industry-leading technologies, collaborating with other core component teams across various languages, including Java, Python, and C.

Your Impact

As a Senior Python Developer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable and high-performance applications. You will leverage your advanced expertise in Python, with a strong focus on concurrency, API development, microservice architecture, and system design. This role requires excellent problem-solving skills, a passion for clean and efficient code, and the ability to design systems that meet business needs while ensuring scalability and reliability.

In this role, you will:

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Python, following best practices and coding standards.
• Leverage advanced Python features, including concurrency (asyncio, threading, multiprocessing), to build highly performant applications.
• Develop, test, and maintain RESTful APIs and other backend services using frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI.
• Design and implement scalable microservice architectures that support business needs and growth, ensuring seamless service communication and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into well-architected system designs, optimizing for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Work closely with multi-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, and product managers, to ensure smooth software delivery and solve issues in various environments.
• Gain hands-on experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins and build systems to streamline CI/CD pipelines.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 7+ years of software development experience, including at least 5+ years specializing in Python.
• Proven expertise in Python concurrency (asyncio, threading, multiprocessing), API development (RESTful APIs), and backend system design.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and software design patterns.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, build systems) and solid grasp of system architecture principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with database technologies, both relational (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
• Basic knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Advanced problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with multi-functional teams.
• Eagerness to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies.

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put - we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.