Software Developer

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The application window is expected to close on: 09/24/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Meet the Team Cisco Nexus Dashboard is the unified operations platform designed to simplify and accelerate data center management. Built on a robust, Kubernetes-based microservices architecture, it serves as a single pane of glass for the Cisco data center portfolio, including ACI and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC). By integrating sophisticated telemetry, orchestration, and policy management services, the platform empowers organizations to streamline their operational workflows, enhance visibility, and ensure consistent configuration and security across diverse physical and virtual environments. The Nexus Dashboard infrastructure team serves as the backbone of our platform, engineering the critical services that ensure stability, security, and seamless lifecycle management for our global data center customers. By managing the core Kubernetes-based architecture, our team provides the crucial foundation upon which advanced orchestration, telemetry, and policy services are built and scaled. We are a fast-paced, dynamic group of engineers who thrive on collaboration and constant innovation, working closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges in real-time. We cultivate a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence, making this the ideal environment for engineers who are passionate about building robust, high-scale infrastructure. Your Impact Joining Nexus Dashboard infrastructure team means operating at the groundbreaking of platform technologies, where you will have the opportunity to directly influence the future of data center automation and platform reliability. Core Platform Engineering: Architect and maintain the core infrastructure of the Nexus Dashboard, a Kubernetes-based platform, ensuring high availability and performance across its integrated data stack, including PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, and Kafka. Cluster Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full deployment lifecycle of multi-node clusters, including automated installation, configuration, and seamless inline software upgrades across diverse physical and virtual form factors. System Reliability & Observability: Develop and support critical infrastructure services, including robust backup and restore frameworks, automated anomaly detection, and comprehensive audit logging to ensure platform reliability and operational transparency. Security & Identity Infrastructure: Implement and manage enterprise-grade security protocols, focusing on centralized Authentication and Authorization (AAA) and end-to-end certificate lifecycle management for both cluster-level and microservice-level communications. Scalability & Performance Optimization: Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to optimize platform scalability and resource efficiency, ensuring the Nexus Dashboard remains a resilient and performant foundation for data center telemetry and orchestration services. Minimum Qualifications Bachelors +7 years related experience or Masters +4 years of related experience. Experience programming in languages such as Go and Python, including leveraging AI-assisted development tools to write, test, and optimize code. Experience with rapid prototyping of AI solutions and AI workflow/agent engineering. Experience in developing, deploying, and managing microservices on Kubernetes-based orchestration platforms. Experience designing and implementing robust test plans to ensure software quality, reliability, and coverage across all use cases. Preferred Qualifications Proficiency in Linux system internals, including process management, file systems, and networking. Understanding of distributed databases and messaging systems, such as PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Kafka. Experience with CI/CD pipelines. Rencontrez l’équipe Cisco Nexus Dashboard est la plateforme d’opérations unifiées conçue pour simplifier et accélérer la gestion du centre de données. Fondé sur une architecture de microservices robuste basée sur Kubernetes, il sert d'interface unique pour la gamme de centres de données de Cisco, y compris ACI et Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC). En intégrant des services sophistiqués de télémétrie, d’orchestration et de gestion des politiques, la plateforme permet aux entreprises de simplifier leurs flux de travail opérationnels, d’améliorer la visibilité et d’assurer une configuration et une sécurité cohérentes dans divers environnements physiques et virtuels. L’équipe d'infrastructure Nexus Dashboard est le réseau fédérateur de notre plateforme, concevant les services essentiels qui assurent la stabilité, la sécurité et une gestion transparente du cycle de vie pour nos clients de centre de données mondiaux. En gérant l’architecture de base basée sur Kubernetes, notre équipe fournit la base cruciale sur laquelle l’orchestration avancée, la télémétrie et les services de politiques sont conçus et évoluent. Nous sommes un groupe d’ingénieurs percutants et dynamiques qui s’épanouissent dans la collaboration et l’innovation constante et qui travaillent en étroite collaboration avec des équipes interfonctionnelles pour résoudre des problèmes infrastructure complexes en temps réel. Nous cultivons une culture de l’apprentissage continu et de l’excellence technique, ce qui en fait un environnement idéal pour les ingénieurs passionnés par la construction d'infrastructures robustes et à grande échelle. Votre impact Se joindre à l’équipe infrastructure de Nexus Dashboard, c’est être à la pointe des technologies de plateforme, où vous aurez l’occasion d’influencer directement l’avenir de l'automatisation des centres de données et de la fiabilité des plateformes. • Ingénierie de la plateforme de base : concevoir et maintenir l’ infrastructure de base du tableau de bord Nexus , une plateforme basée sur Kubernetes, en veillant à ce