Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend I (Co-op) - United States
Company: Cisco
Location: San Jose, California, US
Salary: $44k - $185k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-10-23
About this role
Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.
Applications are accepted until further notice.
Meet the Team
Join Cisco's innovative engineering community, where you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with teams across Cisco IT, CPX (Customer & Partner Experience), Supply Chain, and Engineering. You'll work alongside hardworking engineers, designers, and product managers who bring ideas to life and transform how the world connects, communicates, and collaborates. Our teams value creativity, continuous learning, and a culture of inclusion as we build the next generation of industry-leading products and platforms!
Your Impact
As a Software Engineer at Cisco, you will design and build software solutions that power Cisco's products and platforms. You will work end-to-end on everything from APIs and backend services to user interfaces and distributed systems. You'll solve real-world problems, ship impactful features, and help shape the future of connectivity and technology.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)
- Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Expected to continue enrollment in an undergraduate degree program following completion of the Co-op assignment.
- Experience with API development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and understanding data structures, object-oriented programming, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and Cisco Cloud.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes (containerization/orchestration)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
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