SaaS Controller - Senior Software Development Manager - Nexus Hyperfabric

Who We Are

We are a SaaS Engineering organization within Cisco Networking Engineering, committed to revolutionizing the deployment of generative AI applications! Our mission is to improve IT visibility and deliver comprehensive analytics for the AI infrastructure stack. By applying innovative technologies, we are developing next-generation SaaS-based controllers crafted to efficiently manage Data Centers with AI/ML solutions.

Who You Are

You are a Senior Software Development Manager with a background in end-to-end application development. Your expertise includes facilitating design discussions, presenting architectural strategies to diverse teams, and driving convergence to align organizational objectives. In this role, you will use your skills to influence the creation of controllers for Service Provider, Data Center, and AI/ML network solutions.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to orchestrate the development of full stack software for an innovative cloud service within Cisco Networking Engineering. You will be entrusted with the following key responsibilities:

• Drive the development of full stack features, from requirement analysis to design, scoping, execution, and deployment in a CI-CD cloud service pipeline.
• Define the technical roadmap in collaboration with product team partners to meet market and customer requirements.
• Work with a team of engineers on full stack development, driving innovation and technical excellence.
• Integrate user experience design, user interface software, backend services, site operations, automation, and DevOps for high-quality service delivery.
• Lead the team to own the success of service offerings to customers, focusing on availability, security, and user experience.
• Play a crucial part in advancing Cisco's SaaS capabilities, applying your technical expertise, and contributing to the company's strategic goals.
• Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to drive customer satisfaction and product supportability improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience leading software engineering teams developing and delivering distributed software/hardware platforms.
• Experience with cloud architectures, compute, virtualization/container technologies, storage/networking/orchestration, and deployment of production services/applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field, with 8+ years of total experience.
• Experience working with senior engineers, product management, senior management, and/or other multi-functional partners to define technical roadmaps and set strategies.

Preferred Requirements

• Mentor/lead global, internal resources and activities to ensure delivery within scope and time.
• Ability to build a strong engineering team and promote a culture of innovation, performance, and execution.
• Technical and product knowledge of data center networking including L2 switching and L3 forwarding and EVPN/VxLAN.
• Experience deploying SaaS products in a public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Work with SRE and operation teams on SaaS products.
• Drive decisions collaboratively, resolve conflicts, and ensure follow-through with diligence.

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