About the role

Join our Backend Team to design and deliver the AI-driven backbone of Cisco Cloud Control. You’ll work across multiple stacks and domains to build integrations and features that power the next generation of Cisco’s global platform.

Your impact

As a Backend Engineer, you will:

Design and deliver both functional and non-functional backend features. Mentor and guide junior developers, promoting best practices. Drive sophisticated product integrations and AI-native solutions across Cisco’s portfolio. Collaborate with frontend and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery. Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services that support global enterprise users. Minimum qualifications5+ years of hands-on backend development experience. Strong experience with AWS and monitoring/observability tools (ELK, Splunk, Datadog). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written). A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Preferred qualificationsFamiliarity with frontend technologies. Experience with Go, Java, Node.js, or Rust. Knowledge of AI tools, frameworks, or methodologies. Passion for building scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend systems. Experience mentoring or coaching other developers.#wearecisco

At #WeAreCisco, every individual brings unique skills and perspectives that fuel our purpose: powering an inclusive future for all.

Our culture is built on connection we celebrate a diverse set of backgrounds and empower growth through learning and career mobility. Cisconians experience one company, many careers, with support for development at every stage.

We pioneered hybrid work, ensuring our teams not only give their best but also be their best. Community impact is at our core: one-third of Cisconians participate in our 30 Inclusive Communities, driving belonging, allyship, and positive change. With 80 hours of paid volunteer time each year, nearly 86% of our people give back to causes that matter to them.

Our people-driven purpose makes Cisco the global leader in powering the internet. We help customers reinvent applications, secure their enterprises, modernize infrastructure, and achieve sustainability goals. Every step we take moves us toward a more inclusive future. Join us and take your next step,be you, with us.

Cisco is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will also consider applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

We are committed to ensuring individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation in the application and interview process, while performing essential job functions, and in accessing employment benefits. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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.