Lead Software Engineer, Events Platform - ThousandEyes - CISCO Systems
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
Who We AreCisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network – even the ones they don’t own
Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.About the RoleThe Events team focuses on building a highly scalable stream processing platform to detect anomalies and provide actionable insights to our customers
We work on problems such as identifying timely automated events, LLM/GenAI-based summarization and remediation, and building and deploying multiple stream processing platforms
We use technologies such as Spark, Flink, Kafka, DynamoDB, Debezium, Elasticache, etc
to implement multiple sophisticated rules and statistical models to detect anomalies across billions of events
As part of this team, you will contribute to the real-time data platform, AIOps strategy, and build microservices that power critical business workflows, make sure systems are operational, and enforce strict SLAs.The Events platform is crucial for our customers to act on potential problems in their mission-critical systems
If you are very passionate about working on huge amounts of data and love seeing them turn into powerful insights to help improve the quality of the internet, this is your team!What You’ll DoDo you want to make an impact on a team that supports multiple products? As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of innovation!Your role involves building a real-time data processing platform that handles billions of data points in real-time, pushing the boundaries of what's possible
Dive into the exciting realm of AI & generative AI as you develop cutting-edge anomaly detection algorithms and LLM-based summarization, and roll out more event types
Your expertise will enable the team to move faster with a more ambitious roadmap and continue our leading position in the industry
Get ready to embrace challenges and make a lasting impact in a fast-paced environment where your technical and soft skills truly make a difference! Qualifications9+ years of software development experienceExpert-level understanding of object-oriented JVM-based programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.Strong Computer Science fundamentals and object-oriented design skillsExperience in designing and building large-scale real-time streaming pipelines using Flink, Kafka streaming, or SparkStrategic leadership in guiding software development teams.Background working in a fast-paced development environmentStrong team collaboration and communication skillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or similarPreferred QualificationsExperience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP)Understanding of network protocolsCisco 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 APPLICANTS164,200 USD - 241,700 USDMessage 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 haveaccess 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.Location:San Francisco, California, USArea of InterestEngineer - SoftwareCompensation Range165700 USD - 232900 USD Job TypeProfessionalTechnology InterestAI or Artificial Intelligence, NetworkingJob Id1430098Message to applicants applying to work 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 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
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 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 typically pays as follows:.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.
Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.About the RoleThe Events team focuses on building a highly scalable stream processing platform to detect anomalies and provide actionable insights to our customers
We work on problems such as identifying timely automated events, LLM/GenAI-based summarization and remediation, and building and deploying multiple stream processing platforms
We use technologies such as Spark, Flink, Kafka, DynamoDB, Debezium, Elasticache, etc
to implement multiple sophisticated rules and statistical models to detect anomalies across billions of events
As part of this team, you will contribute to the real-time data platform, AIOps strategy, and build microservices that power critical business workflows, make sure systems are operational, and enforce strict SLAs.The Events platform is crucial for our customers to act on potential problems in their mission-critical systems
If you are very passionate about working on huge amounts of data and love seeing them turn into powerful insights to help improve the quality of the internet, this is your team!What You’ll DoDo you want to make an impact on a team that supports multiple products? As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of innovation!Your role involves building a real-time data processing platform that handles billions of data points in real-time, pushing the boundaries of what's possible
Dive into the exciting realm of AI & generative AI as you develop cutting-edge anomaly detection algorithms and LLM-based summarization, and roll out more event types
Your expertise will enable the team to move faster with a more ambitious roadmap and continue our leading position in the industry
Get ready to embrace challenges and make a lasting impact in a fast-paced environment where your technical and soft skills truly make a difference! Qualifications9+ years of software development experienceExpert-level understanding of object-oriented JVM-based programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.Strong Computer Science fundamentals and object-oriented design skillsExperience in designing and building large-scale real-time streaming pipelines using Flink, Kafka streaming, or SparkStrategic leadership in guiding software development teams.Background working in a fast-paced development environmentStrong team collaboration and communication skillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or similarPreferred QualificationsExperience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP)Understanding of network protocolsCisco 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 APPLICANTS164,200 USD - 241,700 USDMessage 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 haveaccess 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.Location:San Francisco, California, USArea of InterestEngineer - SoftwareCompensation Range165700 USD - 232900 USD Job TypeProfessionalTechnology InterestAI or Artificial Intelligence, NetworkingJob Id1430098Message to applicants applying to work 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 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
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 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 typically pays as follows:.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.
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