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Makes networking gear and security software

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/21/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Kraków, Poland+1 moreMore locations: Warsaw, Poland
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Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 10 years of software engineering leadership, with a documented history of architecting and delivering large-scale, enterprise-grade infrastructure.
  • Expert-level mastery of Enterprise Java and Spring Boot, with extensive experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining microservices ecosystems.
  • Ability to lead technical initiatives at organizational scale and act as the primary point of accountability for system performance and architectural integrity.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, scalable architecture, and the full software development lifecycle.
  • Strategic communication skills to influence cross-functional partners and lead technical consensus across global teams.
Responsibilities
  • Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for the Partner Hub, aligning it with Cisco’s broader cloud and teamwork strategy.
  • Act as a technical link between product, engineering, and business stakeholders, driving consensus on architectural decisions spanning multiple business units.
  • Set engineering standards for code quality, system reliability, and security, and lead resolution of critical system-wide technical challenges.
  • Mentor senior engineers and architects, encouraging technical curiosity and innovation.
  • Identify and champion adoption of new technologies, including AI/ML and cloud-native patterns.
  • Translate high-level business goals into technical requirements and ensure platform architecture supports feature delivery without compromising stability.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience architecting, securing, and scaling mission-critical solutions in AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Recognized industry expertise, such as a patent portfolio, publications, or contributions to open-source projects.
  • Experience leading architectural transformation of legacy systems to modern, scalable cloud platforms.
  • Domain knowledge in B2B SaaS, partner-facing portals, or collaboration ecosystems.
  • Track record of mentoring senior technical staff and building a high-performance engineering culture.
  • Experience with AI/ML integration in large-scale production environments.

About the company

Cisco makes the switches and routers that connect offices, data centers, and cloud services, and it also sells cybersecurity tools and Webex video meetings to businesses and governments. It was one of the first companies to sell routers that let different kinds of computer networks exchange data, and in 2000 it briefly became the world's most valuable company. Customers run its network gear, from Wi-Fi access points to AI data center systems, with Cisco software that sets up and secures the network, while its Splunk unit searches computer logs to catch outages and attacks. Cisco earns money from hardware sales, software subscriptions, and support contracts. It was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1984

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What believers are saying

  • Cloud giants fuel growth: they ordered $9.3 billion of Cisco's AI gear in the year to July 2026, up 4.5-fold.
  • Stock awards gained value: Cisco shares rose 63% in the year to October 2026, four times the S&P 500's 15%.
  • Signed deals steady the business: Cisco had $46.7 billion of contracted sales still to deliver in July 2026, up 7%.

What critics are saying

  • Record sales didn't stop layoffs: Cisco cut nearly 4,000 jobs, just under 5% of staff, in May 2026.
  • Rivals lead in data center switches: in the June 2026 quarter, Nvidia held 20.4%, Arista 18.7% and Cisco 18.2%.
  • Hardware-heavy AI growth squeezes profit: Cisco's gross margin fell to 66.3% from 68.4% in the July 2026 quarter.

What makes Cisco unique

  • Cisco still sells the most network switches: it took 28.7% of worldwide switch sales in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Cisco designs its own networking chips: Microsoft and Alibaba signed on early for its Silicon One P200, launched October 2025.
  • Cisco trains future network engineers: its Networking Academy has taught over 28 million learners in 195 countries since 1997.

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Benefits

  • Paid Vacation
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Professional Development Budget

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