# Embedded Software Engineer | C, Device Driver, Linux ,Multithreading - 6+ years

Meet the Team The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join our Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of our world-class hardware. Our team develops software for Cisco’s network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multi-layered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML. This is a unique opportunity to grow your technical skill set and gain visibility and recognition across cross-functional teams within Cisco. We value motivated individuals who enjoy solving complex challenges and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment. Your Impact Design, and develop, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products. Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 4+ years experience, or Mast

- **Id**: 3803187
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cisco-systems-embedded-software-engineer-c-device-driver-linux-multithreading-6-years>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T05:09:09Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4584
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Security, Unified Communications, Endpoint Security, Observability & APM

## Company

- **Id**: 90
- **Name**: Cisco Systems
- **Domain**: cisco.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cisco-systems>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 286
- **Ghost share**: 0.045
- **Stale share**: 0.458
- **Repost share**: 0.098
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 25
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **India** — Iso: IN; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T12:23:47Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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