Meet the Team
The Cisco Wireless Feature & System Engineering team builds end-to-end wireless capabilities across access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms. We design features that span device software, control planes, and management systems to deliver seamless, secure, and high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.
Your Impact
As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will design and develop software features for wireless access points, working across system components and collaborating with platform, radio, and QA teams. You will own features end-to-end and contribute to system integration and performance.
We’re looking for engineers with strong software fundamentals and a growing understanding of system-level behavior in networking and wireless systems.
In this role:
Design, develop, and maintain
embedded software features
in C/C++
Own features from design through development, testing, and integration
Debug issues across
system layers (application, networking, OS)
Collaborate with platform, radio, and QA teams to deliver integrated solutions
Analyze system behavior, logs, and performance metrics
Contribute to improving software quality, scalability, and maintainability
Use
AI-assisted development tools
to improve productivity and code quality
Minimum Qualifications
Have MS + ~3 years or BS + ~5 years of experience in embedded/software development
Strong programming skills in
C/C++
Good understanding of
Linux systems and operating system fundamentals
Solid understanding of
networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, L2/L3 basics)
Experience debugging complex software systems
Ability to own features and drive them to completion
Interest in understanding
system-level behavior beyond code
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to
wireless systems (Wi-Fi / 802.11)
Experience with embedded Linux environments
Python scripting for automation or tooling
Familiarity with cloud-managed systems or controllers
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. Simply put – we power the future.
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.
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.
