Senior Software Engineer - Control Plane (Go/Kubernetes) - Hypershield

- Design and develop control plane features for network security products using Go in Linux-based environments

- Build and maintain APIs used for policy configuration, deployment workflows, logging, and operational visibility

- Integrate third-party components and internal services into Cisco security platforms

- Collaborate with data plane and platform engineering teams to deliver end-to-end feature functionality

- Contribute to architecture discussions, feature design, and technical execution for new security capabilities

- Ability to collaborate effectively with peers across a geographically distributed team, with regular overlap during Pacific Time (PST/ PDT) business hours.

- Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related software engineering experience, or Master's + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience.

- 5+ years of development experience in languages such as Go , C, or C++

- Experience building or maintaining software for security, networking, or i nfrastructure products or distributed systems

- Experience developing software for cloud-native applications or services deployed on Kubernetes or similar distributed platforms

- Experience designing and developing APIs using REST, gRPC , or Protocol Buffers

- Experience working with Kubernetes-based applications, including developing, deploying, debugging, or operating software running in Kubernetes environments

- Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts such as CRDs, Kubernetes APIs, controllers, RBAC, or secrets management

- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including network flows, policy enforcement, load balancing, or network configuration concepts

- Experience working with distributed systems or network infrastructure platforms

- Familiarity with network configuration technologies such as YANG, NETCONF, telemetry, or similar infrastructure configuration frameworks

- E xperience working effectively in a remote or distributed team environment

The starting salary range posted for this position is $183,800.00 to $263,600.00 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.