Software Engineer, Cisco Cloud Control / Catalyst Center

This role is for a frontend software engineer on the Cisco Cloud Control / Catalyst Center team, focusing on developing intuitive, secure, and accessible UI for AI-powered products. The team collaborates with product management, UX/design, data science, and backend engineering to deliver AI-native experiences. The engineer will use React and TypeScript to build high-quality interfaces and translate complex AI capabilities into user-friendly experiences.

• Develop high-quality, maintainable, and accessible UI software for AI-powered products using modern frontend technologies and engineering practices
• Translate complex AI capabilities into simple, intuitive, and explainable user experiences that drive adoption and trust
• Design interfaces for AI interactions, including conversational workflows, recommendations, and human-in-the-loop controls to improve customer outcomes
• Apply secure coding, privacy-by-design, and responsible AI practices to ensure product reliability and safety
• Lead projects from technical design through production delivery
• Mentor peers
• Continuously improve product usability and business impact

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 0+ years of related experience
• Experience with React, TypeScript, design systems, frontend testing frameworks, and component-driven development
• Experience integrating UI applications with APIs, event-driven services, analytics platforms, and AI/ML services
• Experience building AI-native or intelligent user experiences
• Experience in frontend software engineering, UI architecture, modern web technologies, and software development best practices
• Experience building production-quality, accessible, and responsive user interfaces (preferred)
• Experience improving UI performance, accessibility, reliability, and product adoption through data-driven engineering (preferred)
• Knowledge of responsible AI, explainability, human-in-the-loop design, prompt safety, and AI evaluation practices (preferred)
• Working knowledge of AI-powered application patterns, including model-driven workflows, conversational interfaces, recommendations, or intelligent automation (preferred)
• Understanding of secure coding, privacy, observability, testing, and agile development practices (preferred)

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
• paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt) or flexible vacation time off (exempt)
• 80 hours of sick time off
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
• grants of Cisco restricted stock units