Cisco

IT Software Engineer

Bangalore · On-site · 0–2 yrs · Junior · Full-time

  • python
  • java
  • c++
  • javascript
  • html/css
  • oracle pl/sql
  • git
  • jenkins
  • rest apis
  • react

Junior software engineer for AI-driven supply chain modernization at Cisco Bangalore, requiring 0-2 years experience and cloud/devops expertise.

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Posted 16 Oct 2026 · found on Cisco's own careers page

Interview prep: questions this posting points to

Written from 8 current Cloud postings on Cisco's own careers page — not questions Cisco has asked.

  1. Walk me through how you'd design a microservice for global security policy distribution that needs to stay highly available across regions — what happens when one region's network partitions from the rest?
    From the posting: “responsible for the design, development, and operation of key microservices focused on global security policy distribution, traffic optimization and insights related that our Umbrella and Cisco Secure Access products offer.e.g.Unified Policy, and key Distribution Engine related that our Umbrella and Cisco Secure Access products offer”
  2. Say you're on the Meraki Network Connectivity team and a customer reports that their switches are experiencing intermittent L2/L3 connectivity drops after a recent firmware rollout - but it only reproduces at scale in their data center, not in your lab. How do you triage this 'complex network regression'?
    From the posting: “Develop networking components that are simple, scalable, and highly available. Triage complex network regressions and enhance system debug ability to ensure superior customer experience.”
  3. Tell me about a time when you had to simplify a networking component to make it more scalable. What was the trade-off you made?
    From the posting: “Develop networking components that are simple, scalable, and highly available”
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Join our diverse and inclusive Supply Chain team and be a part of one of the top Supply Chains in the world! You'll have the incredible opportunity to join us at worlds number one Supply Chain Fulfillment organization to play a key role in designing and developing next-generation capabilities. Your role will focus on designing and developing next-generation state-of-the-art AI capabilities to support our architectural transformation and modernization efforts. As a valued member of our team, you'll be responsible for developing and delivering new capabilities using the latest technologies and processes.

This involves actively developing code, as well as debugging and reviewing with the team. You'll also have the chance to work closely with our talented engineers and interact with our valued business partners, fostering an inclusive and respectful atmosphere. Who you'll work with As a member of the Cisco IT team, you will be a valuable part of the Supply Chain Fulfillment team. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional services, tools, platforms, and data that are essential for powering one of the top Supply Chains in the world.

At Cisco, we prioritize innovation and evolution to provide our Supply Chain team with a competitive advantage. This includes optimizing and automating business process systems, effectively utilizing cloud service providers, and developing cutting-edge in-house AI induced agentic solutions. You'll have the opportunity to join a dynamic, empowered, and collaborative team that values diverse perspectives and inclusive practices, all focused on building, supporting, and enhancing a seamless end-to-end Orchestrator system. We believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are key to driving innovation and achieving success.

Our team is committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique ideas and experiences.

Who you are

We are seeking individuals who have a strong passion for technology and possess problem-solving capabilities, coupled with excellent communication and organizational skills, and ideally, a solid academic background in software engineering disciplines. We value diverse experiences and perspectives, and we believe they contribute to innovative problem-solving and team success. You are a person with full of ideas, believes in looking at yourself as an innovator, penchant to dream unimaginable creative solutions, a person who thinks and spends Cisco's resources like your own, a person with bold & courageous mindset, and hungry with aggression to capture market. Someone who is persistent and says "never give up on success".

You are someone who communicates complex topics in simple terms without losing the essence of the topic, by demonstrating "Clarity of thought". You are the person of the AI world, who applies concepts of AI everywhere starting with thinking of solutions through creation, testing, deployment & support of various applications. What You’ll Do: Contributes to solution of straightforward business problems Analyzes information, asks questions and checks for understanding Establishes relationships and collaborates effectively within own team. Collaborates with others on projects and works on small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.

Applies agile engineering practices Participates in delivery of technical design features with guidance. May apply understanding of how related features in a product solves one or more customer needs. Performs coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process under supervision. Assists in code reviews and addresses code review feedback.

Executes tests for scale, reliability and velocity within own code. Applies depth of knowledge in secure coding principles and reviews others' code for compliance. Monitors and triages incident reports and participates in postmortems and potential on-call duties. Shares knowledge from independent learning with the team.

Estimates time to complete assignments and communicates status, blockers, and delays to the team. Identifies paths to eliminate blockers and meet deadlines when needed. Collaborates with team members to share learnings or assist in problem solving/resolution.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors + 2 years of related experience OR Masters + 0 years of related experience. Strong analytical skills - ability to decipher large complex problem in smaller manageable chunks to solution Languages: Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Oracle PL/SQL Automation/DevOps: Git, Jenkins, REST APIs, React JS, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes. Cloud/Database: AWS (Foundations/Architecting), Oracle 19c and above, Snowflake, Splunk. P referred

Qualifications

Expertise in usage of Cursor, Git-hub co-pilot, Claude or one of the LLM driven software building techniques Expertise in understanding of ’Token’ and ’Tokenomics' Expertise in prompt engineering Knowledge of the workings of LLM, Cosine similarity, embeddings & weights Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agentic solutions Knowledge of any Oracle E-Business (ERP) suite Knowledge of No-SQL databases, Elastic search, and Kafka 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.

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. Disclaimer To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will: be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career site begin with screening or an interview originate from a Cisco email address, and be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx Cisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than https://careers.cisco.com or cisco.wd5.myworkday.com , do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport.

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