Software Engineer Apply (https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/Login?projectId=1450244) + Location:RTP, North Carolina, US + Alternate LocationOffsite, Atlanta + Area of InterestInformation Technology + Compensation Range137000 USD - 200500 USD + Job TypeProfessional + Technology Interest*None + Job Id1450244 **MUST HAVE ADOBE!** **Meet the Team** The Lifecycle Innovation and Optimization (LIO) team is a dynamic group of people working on big transformational, highly visible initiatives and acquired company integrations. The Cisco.com Engineering team within the LIO organization is leading the charge on crafting a first-in-class digital experience for our customers and partners as they interact with our flagship corporate Cisco.com website, which is the largest and most visited digital platform supporting all stages of the lifecycle. We are at the epicenter of developing modern, cloud-native technologies, integrating various artificial intelligence tools & LLM models that allow us to stay agile and adaptable in a constantly evolving market. Pioneers in our field, Cisco.com Engineering team enables customers and partners to maximize value with a simple, unified Cisco experience, driving accelerated time to impact. Join us and be a part of this exciting, ground-breaking journey. **Your Impact** As a software engineer, you will work on the technical delivery and operations of world class solutions for Cisco.com digital experience. Responsibilities include: + Developing and implementing solutions / approaches for business problems associated with Cisco.com and web platforms, and provide operations support + Driving code quality assurance, provide design and architectural direction, conduct code reviews, and promote collaboration and engagement in the team + Driving dialog with design, development, business architects and other key players to advance architecture forward + Being an Agile team member and thoroughly understanding your space + Looking at the solution from an end-to-end perspective and contributing towards crafting the technical approach and solution + Learning from production insights and proposing improved future solutions + Analyzing trade-offs between options and making recommendations on solutions / approaches **Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's in computer science or a relevant engineering degree and 7+ years of professional experience in IT or software development OR master's in computer science or a relevant engineering degree and 5+ years of professional experience in IT or software development + Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including AEM Sites, Assets and AEM Guides, technical documentation management and multi-channel publishing + Hands-on experience with Java/J2EE, RESTful web services, Apache Kafka + Basic understanding of Storage/Compute, Single Sign-On + Basic database experience: Oracle or MongoDB + Experience with Agile software development, and usage of CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, Git, SonarQube or similar tool/product) **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience with DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) and DITA-OT (DITA Open Toolkit), XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation), XSL-FO (Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects), Java and scripting languages + Problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex technical challenges, debug issues and optimize performance + Familiarity with AI and ML concepts, and experience working with generative AI/LLMs (GitHub copilot/Cursor/Windsurf) + Proficiency in languages such as Python and deep understanding of ML algorithms + Familiarity with cloud services from providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for deploying and managing AI models + Experience with project tracking tools like Jira + Expertise in front-end technologies like HTML, CSS and Javascript + Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing development environment **\#WeAreCisco** \#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. 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