Leader, Software Engineering

Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Meet the Team 

The Cisco AI Software & Platform Group incubates and delivers Generative AI based solutions to reinvent Cisco's existing Products and how customers interact with them. Our Group is also introducing new offerings that help customers roll out Generative AI at scale while doing so responsibly. Ultimately we are doing so through internal platforms that unlock the benefits of this technology for Cisco teams and partners across our Security, Enterprise Networking, Collaboration and Splunk portfolios.

Your Impact 

As an Engineering Manager in Cisco Cloud Control, you’ll play a key role in
building the next-gen platform that brings together Cisco’s product portfolio under one AI-native roof. You’ll lead a growing engineering team in our TLV WeWork office (dedicated Cisco space with all the perks) while collaborating with global Cisco groups on cross-product AI solutions. Own the design and implementation of functional and non-functional UI features.

• Partner with your team to plan epics, deliverables, and sprints.

• Work with org architects to drive functional and non-functional product enhancements.

•  Collaborate with other Cisco groups to deliver AI-native, cross-product integrations.

•  Actively contribute to the codebase, review PRs, and ensure engineering excellence.

• Build and mentor a high-performing team while navigating the challenges of a large enterprise with a startup mindset.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven experience as a Team or Group Lead, with strong managerial and people skills.

• 7+ years of hands-on coding experience (e.g., Go/Java/Node) with the ability to dive into PRs.

• Proven experience with CI/CD and modern software development practices.

• Experience with modern AI tools and methodologies.

• Fluency in English (written and verbal).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience managing high-performing, geographically distributed full-stack teams.

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• “Can-do” attitude, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic corporate environment.

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.