What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer - ThousandEyes position at Cisco Systems, Inc.?
About The RoleQualifications
The Application Window is expected to close on 4/11/25. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
As a Principal Engineer at ThousandEyes, you will play a pivotal role in steering the architectural and design direction for a wide array of projects, encompassing AI/ML workloads, on-premises solutions, and cloud-based agents and applications. With the accelerating growth in application connectivity's scale and complexity, your expertise will be critical in swiftly developing innovative solutions to deliver unparalleled Network Assurance to our clients.
What You'll Do
You will be working across teams in ThousandEyes to ensure optimal architectural direction for our long-term strategies along with Operational Excellence. Our technology stack includes Java, Python, and Kubernetes as well as a wide range of internal tools built for GitOps.
- 15 years of software development experience
- Expert-level understanding of object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.
- Ability to articulate design choices based on an expert understanding of the product, technology, and ROI
- Able to handle ambiguity, scope work accurately and provide reliable estimates for project milestones and completion
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals and object-oriented design skills
- Involvement in building large-scale real-time streaming pipelines using Kafka, Flink, or Spark
- Exceptional team collaboration and communication skills
- An eye for proactively identifying and resolving risks and issues in production systems
- Experience working in a fast-paced development environment
- Ability to mentor peers or other members of the team
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or similar
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and use of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP)
- Understanding of network protocols
- Ability to contribute knowledge sharing within the professional community with technical blogs or publications
