Principal Engineer

Cisco
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Technical leadership"]

Lead the design and evolution of large-scale distributed systems for Cisco Secure Common Services Engineering, strengthening provisioning and Managed Service Provider (MSP) and platform service capabilities. Provide architectural leadership for partner enablement and product expansion initiatives, driving scalability across a growing global partner ecosystem. Modernize engineering practices with AI-driven development workflows and tooling, while reviewing front-end and back-end microservices for architectural compliance and mentoring the team.

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Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the design and evolution of large-scale distributed systems for Cisco Secure Common Services Engineering, strengthening provisioning and Managed Service Provider (MSP) and platform service capabilities. Provide architectural leadership for partner enablement and product expansion initiatives, driving scalability across a growing global partner ecosystem. Modernize engineering practices with AI-driven development workflows and tooling, while reviewing front-end and back-end microservices for architectural compliance and mentoring the team.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the design and evolution of large-scale distributed systems for platform service and MSP/provisioning capabilities.
  • •Provide architectural leadership for partner enablement and product expansion initiatives, including MSLA and Subscription Trials Console (STC).
  • •Drive platform scalability to support a growing global partner ecosystem.
  • •Champion AI-driven development workflows and AI-powered tooling to modernize engineering practices.
  • •Review design/code across front-end technology and back-end microservices for compliance with the architecture, and mentor the team on technical aspects.

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of professional experience building software products and large platforms, preferably using Go (GoLang), Java, or Python.
  • •Proven experience designing microservices and event-driven architecture at scale.
  • •Experience with high-throughput messaging technologies and patterns (e.g., Apache Kafka).
  • •Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including Redis and Cassandra (a plus).
  • •Experience containerizing and deploying with Docker and Kubernetes (e.g., AWS EKS, GKE), and developing/testing/deploying to public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Experience:15+ yearsMicroservicesEvent-driven architectureDistributed systemsCloud infrastructureKubernetesPublic cloud
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:CommunicationMentoringTechnical leadership
Tech Stack:GoLangGoJavaPythonMicroservicesEvent-driven architectureApache KafkaRedisCassandraDockerDocker EngineKubernetesAmazon AWSEKSGKEAWSGCPAzureSQLNoSQL

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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