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Cisco Systems

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pay posted by employer$192,400–$275,800

… distributed systems challenges at a scale unmatched in the industry. Your Impact In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects spanning multiple months, navigating the full software …

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Cisco Systems

Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid)

RTP, North Carolina, US

Pay posted by employer$139,300–$203,600

… team develops the next generation of platform capabilities that integrate Splunk across Cisco's enterprise software portfolio. Our mission is to enable enterprise customers to seamlessly deploy, operate, and scale Splunk …

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Danaher

Staff Software/Firmware Engineer

CHN - Jiangsu Sheng - Suzhou Xitogen Biotechnology

Regular

Beckman Coulter Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and Beckman Coulter (Dalian) Software Co., Ltd. are independent operating companies affiliated to Danaher Life Science Platform. In 2020, Beckman …

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Block

Software Engineer, Payment Interfaces

Bay Area, CA, United States of America

Remote
Regular

… customer-facing payment APIs and the critical systems behind them. You’ll bring experience in payments, lead complex projects from design through production, and help shape the team’s technical direction. You’ll …

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Ingram Micro Holding

Senior Software Engineer | .Net Developer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About Role: Ingram Micro is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the development, optimization, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise …

Added Nov 6, 2026

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Leidos Holdings

Senior Signals Software Engineer

Annapolis Junction, MD

Pay posted by employer$131,300–$237,350

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance specifications. Design, develop, and enhance software to add new features or improve …

Added Nov 11, 2026

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Ally Financial

Sr Engineer - Software Eng

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Hybrid
Full time

… to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need. Duties 
Ally Bank seeks a Sr Engineer - Software Eng based out of our office in Charlotte, NC.
 Establish and maintain cloud governance …

Added Nov 5, 2026

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Nike

Software Engineer Manager - Merchandising

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for multiple thought leaders who can help lead, coach, and inspire a team of engineers. We want someone with a background in software engineering someone …

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Boeing

Associate Software DevOps Engineer

POL - Gdansk, Poland

Hybrid
Full time
Regular

We are seeking a highly skilled Associate Software DevOps Engineer to join our team. This role drives automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and …

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General Motors

Embedded Controls Software Engineer

Milford, Michigan, United States of America

Hybrid
Full time
Regular

DUTIES: Produce or deliver software for embedded controls systems in the electrification, autonomous, engine, transmission, or chassis space. …

Added Oct 12, 2026

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Booz Allen Hamilton

Remote Sensing Software Engineer, Senior

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Pay posted by employer$86,900–$198,000

Remote Sensing Software Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: As a senior Remote Sensing Software Engineer, you will architect advanced …

Added Oct 27, 2026

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RTX

Cyber Software Developer (Onsite)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

… systems and communications platforms to join our Applied Research & Technology team. In this role, you'll lead cutting-edge cybersecurity research, develop innovative security solutions for next-generation connected …

Added Oct 27, 2026

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Engineer III Software Test

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 2 postings

Engineer III, Software Test At Thermo Fisher, our mission is to cure cancer with genomic data. It is a close-knit, …

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Engineer III, Software Test

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

… none of us is as smart as all of us and we each have something valuable to contribute toward our goal. The software services team is tasked with applying industry best practices to the design, development, and deployment of …

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Engineer III Software Test

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Danaher

Engineer, Computer Software Assurance

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Regular

… in the lives of others. Learn about the Danaher Business Syste m which makes everything possible. The Engineer, Computer Software Assurance is responsible for ensuring that computerized systems used in GxP processes at …

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Databricks

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lead / principal

Pay posted by employer$173,400–$238,350 CAD

… across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started. The Impact You Will Have Lead the design and implementation of complex, high-impact distributed systems that span multiple services or …

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Senior Platform Software Engineer – Embedded Linux – Foundation Software

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

… including design planning, code implementation, integration, testing, and long‑term sustainment • Lead and support complex hardware–software integration efforts, performing detailed root‑cause analyses to …

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Palo Alto Networks

Principal Engineer Software (Backend)

Office - India - Bangalore Bagmane Tech Park

Job Summary We are seeking a highly motivated Principal Backend Engineer to lead and grow development teams working on Prisma Cloud and Cortex Cloud, Palo Alto Networks’ leading …

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Palo Alto Networks

Sr Staff Engineer Software

Office - India - Bangalore Bagmane Tech Park

Job Summary We are seeking a motivated, smart, and passionate Senior Staff Engineer to join our Next-gen Firewall data plane team. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team …

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Cisco Systems

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pay posted by employer$192,400–$275,800

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Minimum Qualifications · employer excerpt

12+ years of Software Development experience, with a significant portion served in a lead or architect capacity.
Experience designing, shipping, and supporting high-performance, high-throughput, and low-latency data processing components.
Experience shipping and supporting both cloud-native services and on-premises software solutions using programming languages such as GoLang, C, or C++.
Experience designing, architecting, and implementing large-scale distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, and understanding of core concepts like consistency models and fault tolerance
Experience with high-performance data paths in streaming ingestion systems like Kafka, Pulsar, Spark, Elastic. Including analyzing network traffic, protocol behavior, and diagnostic data to resolve throughput, latency, and reliability…

About this opportunity

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The application window is expected to close on: 11/05/2026

Meet the Team

The Edge Processor Team serves as the engine of the Splunk Integrated Data Platform, architecting and maintaining pipelines that process petabytes of data on the customer’s edge environment. Our work sits at the critical intersection of Cisco and Splunk integration, providing the critical infrastructure that powers real-time observability and security for our global enterprise customers. We are a high-performing, collaborative organization that prioritizes clean code, meticulous testing, and pragmatic architectural decision-making. Operating in a hybrid/remote environment, we champion technical excellence and continuous learning as our standards. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to address sophisticated distributed systems challenges at a scale unmatched in the industry.

Your Impact

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects spanning multiple months, navigating the full software development cycle from requirements gathering and system design to deployment. You will set the technical vision for the team by establishing coding guidelines and design standards to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and serviceable products. A core part of your impact involves identifying and resolving system bottlenecks, engaging in deep-dive design and code reviews, and proactively improving our understanding of customer experiences. Additionally, you will participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose and solve sophisticated customer issues, ensuring the reliability of our infrastructure. Success is defined by your ability to drive technical consensus across multi-functional teams while maintaining the performance and scalability of our large-scale distributed systems.

Minimum Qualifications

12+ years of Software Development experience, with a significant portion served in a lead or architect capacity.
Experience designing, shipping, and supporting high-performance, high-throughput, and low-latency data processing components.
Experience shipping and supporting both cloud-native services and on-premises software solutions using programming languages such as GoLang, C, or C++.
Experience designing, architecting, and implementing large-scale distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, and understanding of core concepts like consistency models and fault tolerance
Experience with high-performance data paths in streaming ingestion systems like Kafka, Pulsar, Spark, Elastic. Including analyzing network traffic, protocol behavior, and diagnostic data to resolve throughput, latency, and reliability issues on Linux or Unix.

Preferred Qualifications

Delivering high-quality, maintainable code, and the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies.
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, with expertise in using Linux-based tools and diagnostic techniques.
A strong advocate for operational perfection, driving standard processes for monitoring, alerting, and incident response across the team and advocating for robust production readiness.
Experience leading the design and delivery of projects with a scope of 6 months or more, involving collaboration with horizontal (multi-functional) teams to influence technical direction and drive consensus.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $192,400.00 to $275,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$214,100.00 - $356,300.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$192,400.00 - $317,200.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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