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Principal Software Engineer

ThousandEyes
San Francisco, CA
Full-time

Who We Are

The name ThousandEyes was born from two big ideas : the power to see things not ordinarily possible and the ability to collect insights from a multitude of vantage points.

As the world continues its digital transformation and relies more on cloud services and the Internet, the network, which is now both public and private, has become a black box our customers cannot see or understand.

Our Internet and cloud intelligence platform delivers the only collectively powered real-time view of the Internet and private networks, cloud, and SaaS platforms, helping enterprises and service providers identify problems before they impact revenue, damage brand reputation, or halt employee productivity.

In August 2020, Cisco Systems completed the acquisition of ThousandEyes, which now forms the ThousandEyes Business Unit within the Cisco Networking Business Group and is the Network Assurance solution for Cisco across the Cisco Networking Cloud and Cisco Security Cloud.

ThousandEyes is also a foundational component of Cisco’s growing Full-Stack Observability ( FSO ) business.

About The Role

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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 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

Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That's why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential.

We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification . Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification.

Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy.

We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you're interested in this work.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

US COMPENSATION RANGE MESSAGE TO APPLICANTS

182400 USD - 323500 USD

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. :

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.

S. locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses.

Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training.

Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday.

Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO.

We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components.

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%.

Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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