Senior Networking Tech Lead: L2/L3 Forwarding for AI Data Centers
020 Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco’s Datacenter Switching team is seeking a Tech Lead to drive software design and implementation for high-performance Nexus 9K platforms. You will focus on secure coding, UX, and scalable networking features in a Linux environment. You will partner with design, product, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions for AI-ready data centers, guiding architecture and mentoring engineers along the way. #J-18808-Ljbffr 020 Cisco Systems, Inc.
$214.1k - $309.8k
...is at the core of AI Networking.We are... ...blocks for modern data center architectures. Nexus... ...technologies, such as Pure L3, VXLAN, and SRv6... ....Your ImpactAs a Tech Lead, You are... ..., and influences senior engineers.• Improves... ...Experience with L2/L3 forwarding concepts, with familiarity...NetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hoursShift work- ...builds high‑performance Nexus 9K software for AI and cloud workloads. As a Tech Lead you shape designs, enforce secure coding, and... ...design and product teams to deliver reliable networking software. You will mentor senior engineers, drive architectural choices, and push...Network
- Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Tech Lead for the Datacenter Switching team to advance high-performance networking software for AI and cloud-scale environments. You will drive design... ..., scalable solutions. You will mentor senior engineers, influence architectural decisions...Network
$167.7k - $245.2k
...power the largest networks in the world.... ...operates from centers in the US, Canada... ...ImpactAs a Senior QA Automation Engineer... ...working with L2 or L3 networking... ...Experience with AI and machine learning... ...how data and infrastructure... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workWork at officeLocal areaWorldwideFlexible hours3 days per week$167.7k - $245.2k
...that power the largest networks in the world. As the networking... ...infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, this team... ...our next-generation data center switching, which is... ...technologies including L2, L3, BGP, EVPN, VXLANOur Preferred... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar year...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours- ...Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Tech Lead to drive software development for high-performance Nexus-based datacenter solutions. You will... ...engineering groups. The position requires deep knowledge of networking, C/C++, and Linux, plus experience with VXLAN, Python automation...Network
$167.7k - $245.2k
...that power the world’s largest networks, driving the industry’s... ...support the growing demands of AI/ML workloads and increasing... ...design, development and testing data-center features set in Cisco 8000... ...many feature sets such as L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, Mirroring, etc....SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours$186.9k - $267.7k
...2026Meet the TeamAt Data Center Business Unit in Cisco... ...innovation in networking technologies. Our focus... ...including those in AI, cloud computing, and... ...relationships.• May lead projects with limited... ...like GBD· SDLC and L2/L3/ACL/QOS Packet Forwarding and/or CPU packet path...NetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours- ...Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Networking Engineer to design, develop, and test data-center features for the Cisco 8000 Platform using SONiC. You will contribute to L2/L3 forwarding, ACLs, QoS, and mirroring, building both data-plane and control-plane software with...SeniorNetwork
$174k - $252k
...tuning of large-scale networks.Triage product or... ...with networking (L2/L3/ACLprotocol layers... ...of experience with data structures and algorithms... ...to push technology forward.Join a high-... ...powering Google's data center infrastructure.... ...projects enabling AI networking and high...SeniorNetwork$120k - $207k
...the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing... ...seeking a highly motivated Senior HPC Support Engineer... ...technology, passionate about data center and networking technologies, to provide comprehensive... ...and routing including IP, L2 and L3 on a CCNP/CompTIA...SeniorNetworkWork experience placement$224k - $356.5k
...NVLink team is seeking a Senior Software Developer or manager to serve as Tech Lead in our team in Santa... ...develops the firmware and network OS (NVOS) for NVLink, NVIDIA... .... Be an evangelist for AI adoption in software... ...We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull time$186.9k - $267.7k
...infrastructure across data center, cloud, and edge environments... .... As we integrate AI-driven intelligence into... ...to our architecture: senior security guidance and hands... ...to that our worldwide network of doers and experts,... ...unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours$203k - $258.6k
...Meet the TeamThe Cisco AI Research team is a... ...specifically for Cisco’s networking, security, and observability... ....Your ImpactAs an Senior AI Researcher, you... ...networking, security, data center, and observability infrastructure... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar year...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workInternshipWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours$262k - $364k
...engineering, product, data-science, and... ...years of experience leading technical project strategy... ...Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) recommendations.... ...system design, networking and data storage,... ...to push technology forward. In this role, you will tech-lead a team of AI/ML...SeniorNetwork$167.7k - $245.2k
...securing workloads and AI infrastructure... ...teams that include data engineers, data scientists... ...across data center, enterprise, container... ....Your ImpactAs a Senior Software Engineer on... ..., including network traffic and system... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar year...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaRemote workFlexible hours$171.6k - $245k
...platforms central to the AI era, powering... ...through web-scale data centers and across service... ..., enterprise networks, and data centers... ...products.Your ImpactAs a Lead Hardware Board... ...recommendations to senior stakeholders.Contributing... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar...NetworkFull timeContract workTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours$171.6k - $245k
...hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core... ...in Service Providers and Data Centers worldwide. We are inventors in... ...operating our growing worldwide network infrastructure. Your... ...of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the...NetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaWorldwideFlexible hours$167.7k - $245.2k
...securing workloads and AI infrastructure... ...teams that include data engineers, data scientists... ...across data center, enterprise, container... ...Impact As a Senior Software Engineer on... ...information, including network traffic and system... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaRemote workFlexible hours$174k - $252k
...Participate in, or lead design reviews with... ...impact on hardware, network, or service... ...quality.Work as an AI-First SWE Engineer,... ...of experience with data structures/algorithms... ...to push technology forward.Our mission is to help... ...gigawatt (GW) scale Data-Centers. We operate in an...SeniorNetwork$148k - $235.75k
NVIDIA networking designs and manufactures high... ...computers in the largest data centers in the world. With... ...make powerful ML/AI platforms possible... ...protocols in the L2 to L4... ...conceptsNVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking... ...some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull timeRemote work$186.9k - $267.7k
...that the traditional Data Center deployment and... ...mission-critical networking and server ecosystems... ...hosts the modern AI applications. We're looking for a Senior UX Designer who enjoys... ...Responsibilities Lead significant UX and... ...sick time carried forward from one calendar...SeniorNetworkFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours$200k - $322k
...a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer... ...in cloud, on-prem, data centers, supply chain, and... ...you will be doing: Lead the design, development... ...workloads.Develop AI agents and AI-... ...and Networking.Hands-on experience... ...some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull time$174k - $252k
...the impact on hardware, network, or service operations... ..., optimization, data processing, debugging)... ...continue to push technology forward.The AI and Infrastructure... ...shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing,... ...Networking, Data Center operations, systems research...SeniorNetworkWorldwide$184k - $287.5k
...unlimited potential of AI to define the next era... ...expanding ecosystem of data center platform & node designs... ...NVLink, NVIDIA InfiniBand networking, NVIDIA Grace CPUs, and... ....What you’ll be doing:Lead and drive rack-scale/L1... ...have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull timeRemote workShift work$262k - $364k
...across distributed network modeling, planning,... ...and delivery systems.Lead the design and... ...graph-based, or highly data-intensive domains.... ...to push technology forward.In this role, you will... ..., data storage, AI, and natural language... ...Networking, Data Center operations, systems...SeniorNetworkWorldwide$152k - $241.5k
...learning ignited modern AI — the next era of... ...is hiring a Senior AI Compiler Engineer... ...usability across data center and edge.What you’... ...generation for neural networks, and contribute to... ...and scope, and lead your own... ...some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull timeRemote work$200k - $322k
...Product Group builds AI solutions that help... ..., and accelerated data workflows from... ...to deployed in data centers, clouds, and AI factories... ...are looking for a Senior Technical Marketing... ..., GPU Operator, or Network Operator.Experience... ...the world's most forward-thinking and hardworking...SeniorNetworkFull time$262k - $364k
...deliver.Understand Data Models and develop... ...multi-tenant cloud, or AI.Preferred... ...technical leadership role leading project teams and setting... ...systems (networking, high queries per second... ...to push technology forward.The AI and... ...Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems...SeniorNetworkWorldwide$174k - $252k
...Participate in, or lead design reviews with... ...impact on hardware, network, or service... ...of experience with data structures and algorithms... ...to push technology forward.This team develops... ...layouts for Google data centers. Our fleet consumes... ..., you will use AI to automate rack placement...SeniorNetwork
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