Software Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 07/14/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Meet the Team You will be part of a dynamic and growing team responsible for securing Cisco’s global software supply chain.

Our diverse software engineering team creates Cisco’s software bill of materials (SBOMs) in response to the U.S. Executive Order on Cybersecurity and provides vulnerability management services to engineering teams. We develop internal solutions using Ruby on Rails, Python, and other modern programming languages to deliver highly accurate and traceable SBOMs across Cisco’s entire software product portfolio.

Your Impact As a Software Engineer for Build Artifact Security, you will develop technologies that transform how teams secure software and interact with security tools and results. You will anticipate customer needs, innovate with purpose, and help solve complex challenges as we continue our mission to ensure highly accurate and traceable SBOMs for Cisco’s software products.

Design, develop, and maintain backend services and applications using Ruby on Rails and modern software engineering practices. Integrate LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Anthropic into backend services using REST APIs or SDKs. Build and optimize RESTful web services using microservices architecture patterns to improve application performance and scalability.

Develop solutions that support SBOM generation, vulnerability management, and software supply chain security. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and security teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure software solutions. Minimum Qualifications BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 5+ years of software engineering experience using Ruby on Rails. 2+ years of experience integrating LLM APIs, such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Anthropic, into backend services via REST or SDK. 2+ years of experience with prompt engineering, structured output extraction, and agentic/tool-use patterns, such as MCP or function calling.

Experience building and consuming RESTful web services using microservices architecture patterns, along with experience using MySQL and NoSQL databases. Preferred Qualifications Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.

Scripting experience with Python. Full-stack development experience. Strong collaboration, communication, strategic planning, and execution skills in a fast-paced, cross-functional 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. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $101,500.00 to $144,500.00 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: $123,600.00 - $200,100.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $109,900.00 - $181,600.00 * 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.