Solutions Engineer – Web, Media & Gaming (WMG) Apply (https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/Login?projectId=1447910) + Location:Offsite, San Jose, California, US + Alternate LocationSan Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, PST Timezone + Area of InterestEngineer - Pre Sales and Product Management + Compensation Range200000 USD - 252000 USD + Job TypeProfessional + Technology InterestCloud & AI (DCN & Compute), Portfolio, Service Provider + Job Id1447910 New The application window is expected to close on: 8/29/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. The posted compensation range is for candidates hired in the San Jose/Bay Area market and is subject to change if hired in an alternate location. Locations: San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; Seattle, WA; Las Vegas, NV; Salt Lake City, UT Cisco is seeking a high-impact Solutions Engineer (SE) to support a portfolio of some of the most dynamic and innovative companies in the world. This includes digital media platforms, real-time streaming services, global e-commerce giants, cloud-native disruptors, and high-demand multiplayer gaming environments. These are the companies powering how the world watches, plays, builds, and buys. You’ll act as a trusted technical advisor and architect, guiding customers through complex decisions and helping them realize business outcomes through Cisco’s full portfolio of technologies—from data center and cloud to security and observability. **What You’ll Do** Lead with Architecture and Outcomes + Architect and present solutions that span the Cisco portfolio—data center, enterprise networking, security, observability, and routed optical infrastructure + Translate customer challenges into architectures that reduce operational risk, improve resilience, and accelerate digital transformation **Support the Digital Economy at Scale** + Engage with companies operating at global scale, supporting platforms that deliver real-time, low-latency, high-availability experiences to millions of users + Design for agility, automation, and AI-ready infrastructure **Drive Technical Preference** + Lead technical workshops, whiteboards, and deep dives to help establish Cisco as the strategic technology partner + Highlight the power of platforms like Cisco Silicon One, SONiC, SRv6, Nexus Dashboard, ACI, Meraki, UCS, Splunk, and Cisco Hypershield **Collaborate Across Cisco and Beyond** + Partner with account managers, product teams, and specialists to align Cisco innovation with customer priorities + Connect business goals with technical strategy for a full-stack, cross-domain impact **Your Areas of Expertise Include** + Enterprise Networking (Catalyst, SDA, SD-WAN) + Data Center (Nexus, ACI, NX-OS, UCS, Hyperconverged) + Security (SASE, Zero Trust, XDR, Firepower, Duo, SecureX) + Routed Optical Networking (NCS, Silicon One, Segment Routing) + Observability & Analytics (Nexus Dashboard, ThousandEyes, Splunk) + Open Networking (SONiC) and AI-Ready Infrastructure **Who You Are** + 6+ years of demonstrated ability in technical sales, architecture, or systems engineering + Skilled in multi-domain network design across campus, data center, cloud, and edge + Comfortable with executive storytelling and technical deep dives + Understands how to align infrastructure design to customer business models + Passionate about solving problems with elegant, scalable architecture—not just features + Familiar with modern digital workloads (e.g., containerized apps, microservices, ML pipelines, real-time gaming backends) **Nice to Have** + Experience working with or supporting: + Esports ecosystems, media production workflows, or content delivery pipelines + Streaming infrastructure, CDN strategy, or OTT architectures + Multiplayer game networking, mobile-first platforms, or in-game telemetry + Cloud-native platforms like AWS, GCP, Akamai, or Azure Media Services + Background in gaming, digital art, media production, or a strong passion for the industries we support + Community involvement, side projects, blogs, or open-source contributions in gaming/media/infrastructure **Why This Team Matters** The WMG SE team works with iconic brands and next-gen innovators—the companies behind the games, shows, and platforms that shape our culture. These customers push the limits of latency, scale, and uptime—and they trust Cisco to help them do it. **Why Cisco** 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. **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. 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All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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