System/SDK Engineer - Cisco Silicon One

Why Cisco

We connect everything: people, processes, data, and things. We innovate everywhere, taking bold risks to shape the technologies that give us smart cities, connected cars, and handheld hospitals. And we do it in style with unique personalities who aren't afraid to change the way the world works, lives, plays and learns. We are thought leaders, tech geeks, and pop culture aficionados. We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers. We Are Cisco.

Who You'll Work With

Cisco CRDC (China R&D Center) ASIC group was founded in 2006. We're using cutting-edge methodologies and technology to develop ASICs for data center, switching, routing, and security products. CRDC ASIC team has the full scale of capabilities in architecture, design, DV, AE/SDK as well as system bring-up. We are part of the ASIC group working on next-gen chips with consolidated Silicon One architecture, and deeply engaged in the core SW and HW developments of leading-edge ASICs. Cisco Silicon One serves Cisco but more than that. Cisco has started the silicon direct business successfully, and CRDC ASIC team is the customer-facing for China customers, working with them for technical and development directly.

What You'll Do

You’ll be working as part of the Cisco Silicon One team, responsible for Customer Engagement, SDK development, and Product Support. Working on Application/SDK/SAI/P4 support, implementation, and integration, support activities with various customers, building the new generation products systems to lead the internet traffic around the globe, developed around Silicon One architecture.

1. Understand and analyze customer requirements, especially on MSDC/SP market based on SAI/SONiC.
2. Implement and validate customer requirement/application on Cisco Silicon One with SDK/P4.
3. Diagnose and troubleshoot networking protocols for switch/router and infrastructure products.
4. Be part of the SW, SDK, SAI, and SONIC team and responsible for the feature deliveries.
5. Engage and build up with our customers, utilizing hands-on debug skills and methodologies.
6. Participate in the SW group, responsible for interfacing and implementing the control of architecture and ASIC devices.

Who You Are

1. Familiar and have some background level in networking, topologies, and forwarding protocols (bridge and routers).
2. Ready to learn and expand your knowledge in top-line, next-generation Cisco infrastructure products.
3. Is a team player with a positive attitude and strong communication skills.
4. Strong orientation for system-wide testing and debugging, a problem solver.
5. Enjoy learning, self-learning, quickly ramp up into new domains.
6. Good knowledge of the latest programming languages (Python, Perl).

Knowledge on SDK is a plus.

Knowledge on SAI/SONiC or networking OS is a plus.

Knowledge on Serdes/MAC is a plus.

Educational Background

Master of CS/EE or related field.

Message to Applicants in the U.S. and/or Canada

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles, the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation targets. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skill set, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees can also purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• 0.75% 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.