# Senior Software Engineer, Forwarding (L2|L3|VXLAN), Networking

Who You Will Work With: At Data Center Business Unit at Cisco, we are dedicated to driving innovation in networking technologies. Our focus is on developing groundbreaking Ethernet Switching products that address the evolving needs of modern network infrastructures, including those in AI, cloud computing, and enterprise environments. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of core Ethernet Technologies with architectural exposure to craft and develop Ethernet Switching as applied to both Public and Private cloud infrastructure. You will work on the intricacies of the critically important infrastructure that enables the world-class, multi-layered Nexus switches. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in multi-functional collaboration and be exposed to all facets of the software development cycle from innovation, marketing requirement to product delivery. What You Will Do: Design and Develop System Software for Ethernet Switch Products Develop SDK for next generation feature rich network ASIC Collaborate with cross functional teams which includes Hardware/ASIC/Marketing/Testing groups to take developed products to market. Interact and Inn

- **Id**: 3030872
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cisco-live-senior-software-engineer-forwarding-l2l3vxlan-networking>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-21T17:57:46Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-21T17:57:46Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 20
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3846
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1761385
- **Name**: Cisco Systems
- **Domain**: ciscolive.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ciscolive>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 17500
- **Max usd**: 41000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 168

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **MPLS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 20

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-21T20:09:15Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 66
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.867
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 19
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:19, velocity, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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