Software Engineer
Cisco
The application window is expected to close on: 8/30/2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Who We Are
The Commerce Engineering – Finance IT team at Cisco uses advanced technology and data to improve how the company operates! Our Finance Performance and Planning group is a motivated team working on IT services and systems for Cisco’s core financial needs, using the latest tools for reporting, planning, and analytics. If you enjoy working with data and finance technology, you’ll thrive here! As part of our collaborative team, you’ll work with finance partners and other teams across Cisco, helping to drive innovation and digitization while growing your skills and career with the newest industry technologies!
What You’ll Do
We have a great opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our Finance IT – Financial Planning & Performance team. You’ll grow your technical skills by working with advanced tools and technologies, while also building your leadership abilities as you collaborate with dedicated engineers and business partners to solve complex challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with analysts and engineers on architecture, solution and gap analysis, software design, development, testing, and deployment for financial forecasting and reporting applications.
- Lead your area of work, be hands-on, and dive deep into any part of the application.
- Work comfortably in a sprint-based, agile environment, driving incremental improvements.
- Adapt to changes and deliver results in a fast-paced setting.
Who You’ll Work With
As part of Finance IT, you will join the Financial Planning & Performance team, a supportive and collaborative group focused on using technology to achieve great business results. You’ll work closely with business partners, Cisco’s external partners, and different teams across the company. Our work includes improving and automating business and IT processes, using both cloud-based and in-house solutions with the latest technologies, including AI. We are always looking for new ways to help our Corporate Finance partners succeed.
Who You Are
Holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science with a proven track record of tackling complex problems and exploring innovative technical solutions. Demonstrates strong ownership, leads by example, and brings clarity in ambiguous situations. A collaborative team player and effective influencer, thrives on driving change and transformation. Passionate about Data & Analytics with a focus on AI-first approaches.
Must Have Skills:
- 5 years leading complex, high-volume applications across development, staging, and production
- 5 years working with Agile and DevOps practices, including JIRA
- 5 years implementing AI/ML tools and analytics platforms like Microstrategy, Tableau, and IBM Cognos Analytics
- 5 years of experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, Spark, and related SQL variants
- 5 years programming with Python, Kafka, Scala, TensorFlow, and R
Preferred Skills:
- Skilled in data modeling and working with ETL tools and Unix/Linux shell scripting
- Familiar with cloud platforms, containers, and test automation tools
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities, including working with global teams
- Good understanding of software development processes, design, and operations
- Able to explain business functions and lead estimation and decision-making sessions
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
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 (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
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.