Tech Lead, C++ Software Engineering - Platform Team

Location: Belgrade, Serbia

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Meet the Team

Our R&D teams are comprised of engineers who are building firmware, SDK, simulator, and compiler for Cisco Silicon One™ architecture and developing pioneering technology in the Networking domain. Our R&D department contributes to the evolution of the next generation of leading networking products. This is an opportunity to work with worldwide distributed Cisco R&D centers and learn from the best engineers in the field. We seek passionate technologists who push the limits of what is possible through innovation, determination, and teamwork.

Join the Platform team, which architects and implements low-level drivers and foundational libraries within the SiliconOne SDK. Driver development is primarily conducted in C++, while the testing infrastructure utilizes gtest and Python for comprehensive automated validation. The team's core responsibilities encompass ASIC integration workflows, systematic validation and testing across multiple environments spanning from software simulators and hardware emulators to physical hardware platforms.

Your Impact

• Lead areas of software development projects from requirements to execution

• Contribute to architectural decisions and propose product design solutions

• Participate in C++ development (coding) of various software components

• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems

• Perform code reviews

• Lead and mentor software engineers, fostering technical growth and best engineering practices.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, ASIC design, release, QA, and CI/CD.

• Ensure the quality, scalability, and maintainability of software integrated into world-leading products.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in C++ development on Linux platforms.

• Strong knowledge of C++11 or newer standards.

• Previous experience in team leadership

• Proven experience in system architecture and software design.

• Academic degree in computer technology.

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding how hardware works.

• Experience with Makefiles and Linux.

• Experience with Python or other scripting languages.

• Familiarity with Jenkins, Docker, and test automation frameworks.

• Understanding of testing concepts and practices.

• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

• High level of autonomy, responsibility, and leadership mindset.

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.