Senior Software Engineer, DPU Networking Software Stack
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Cisco
📍 Milpitas, CA, United States
Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 07/31/2026
**Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received** .
**This is a Hybid position located in Milpitas Ca. Ideally 3 days per week in office.**
**Meet the Team**
Cisco is building a next-generation DPU-enabled networking platform for secure, high-performance infrastructure and large-scale AI clusters. Our team is responsible for designing the foundational networking, security, and programmable services that span host systems, DPUs, SmartNICs, and cloud-scale control planes. We work at the intersection of systems software, hardware acceleration, distributed security, and AI infrastructure, creating platforms that deliver line-rate performance, strong isolation, operational reliability, and simplified deployment across modern data center environments.
We are looking for a senior software engineer to help explore, design, and d...
**Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received** .
**This is a Hybid position located in Milpitas Ca. Ideally 3 days per week in office.**
**Meet the Team**
Cisco is building a next-generation DPU-enabled networking platform for secure, high-performance infrastructure and large-scale AI clusters. Our team is responsible for designing the foundational networking, security, and programmable services that span host systems, DPUs, SmartNICs, and cloud-scale control planes. We work at the intersection of systems software, hardware acceleration, distributed security, and AI infrastructure, creating platforms that deliver line-rate performance, strong isolation, operational reliability, and simplified deployment across modern data center environments.
We are looking for a senior software engineer to help explore, design, and d...