Who We Are
The name ThousandEyes was born from two big ideas: the power to see things not ordinarily possible and the ability to collect insights from a multitude of vantage points. As the world continues its digital transformation and relies more on cloud services and the Internet, the “network,” which is now both public and private, has become a black box our customers cannot see or understand.
Our Internet and cloud intelligence platform delivers the only collectively powered real-time view of the Internet and private networks, cloud, and SaaS platforms, helping enterprises and service providers identify problems before they impact revenue, damage brand reputation, or halt employee productivity.
In August 2020, Cisco Systems completed the acquisition of ThousandEyes, which now forms the ThousandEyes Business Unit within the Cisco Networking Business Group and is the Network Assurance solution for Cisco across the Cisco Networking Cloud and Cisco Security Cloud. ThousandEyes is also a foundational component of Cisco’s growing Full-Stack Observability (“FSO”) business.
About You
We are looking for dedicated and creative engineers with a mix of software and operations background, good knowledge of applicable technologies such as networking protocols, Kubernetes, IaC, distributed computing, and software development.
We don’t expect everyone will have everything listed here. Don’t hesitate to apply if the role looks interesting, you have a good foundation, and are enthusiastic about advancing your understanding of these and other technologies.
Qualifications
- You have an ability to design and implement scalable and well tested solutions with focus on Kubernetes and terraform deployments.
- You enjoy writing high quality code in Python, Go, or similar programming languages.
- You understand how to use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Kubernetes to build complicated systems while working to limit complexity.
- You have experience with the various cloud provider managed services, especially, but not limited to, AWS.
- You possess a solid understanding of Unix/Linux systems, the kernel, system libraries, file systems, and general Linux administrative knowledge.
- You have knowledge of standard network protocols such as IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, TLS.
- You are able to communicate and document complicated topics in concise and consumable language for readers of diverse levels of understanding.
- You have a strong sense of ownership, drive and a dedicated attention to detail.
- You have a dedication to excellence on both operations and development.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with software engineers across engineering to quickly and accurately identify any software bugs and provide pointers on performance or architecture improvements.
- Design, build, deploy, and maintain a custom infrastructure deployment model built from the ground up that includes bare metal servers and virtualized infrastructure from all major and mid-level cloud providers.
- Drive and build automation wherever possible, enabling the fleet to scale itself as needed.
- Participate in on-call rotation and collaborate with the team to improve our 24x7 incident response.
- Be passionate about giving our customers the best possible experience.
- Analyze, debug, and solve issues across our infrastructure and platform services.
Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That’s why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential. We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy. We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you’re interested in this work.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
US – COMPENSATION RANGE – MESSAGE TO APPLICANTS
137,900 USD - 203,100 USD
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S.:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. 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 target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. 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 are also able to 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 pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate 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.
