Software Engineer

Meet the Team The Collaboration organization at Cisco is building the workplaces of tomorrow by providing innovative solutions that connect people, places, and experiences. By using the latest innovations and tools, we build technology that dissolves the space between people, enabling them to better work together. The work we do is used by millions of people daily, and we’re always seeking ways to improve their experiences. We’re a team of passionate industry experts, eager to help one another do their best work. Our team is based in Bratislava. We operate a hybrid working model.

Your Impact Design, implement, deliver and maintain software features and product improvements end-to-end with minimal supervision.

Contribute to distributed, highly available microservice architectures.

Drive technical decisions within the scope of owned services or components.

Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability.

Lead by example in code quality, testing, and operational excellence.

Debug complex production issues and contribute to incident resolution and postmortems.

Leverage AI technologies to accelerate the team’s productivity and the delivery of customer features.

Help lead the operational side of our systems and services.

Collaborate closely with engineers, product management, and SRE/DevOps teams.

Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical discussions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated 4+ years of professional experience in software development.

• Experience in building and maintaining backend services in production environments.

• Strong knowledge of software development and architecture concepts and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.

• Flexible, thrives in diverse team environments, and communicates clearly and precisely with others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong programming experience in the following languages: Java or C++ system development, Node.js, JavaScript and Python is plus.

• Familiarity with one or multiple web application frameworks and persistence technologies, such as Spring, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Kafka.

• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex production issues.

• Familiarity with Git, DevOps, continuous integration, continuous delivery.

• Familiar with AI coding tools (Codex, Cursor, Copilot).

• Ability to apply creative skills to complex problems.

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous learning and quality results.

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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.