Software Technical Leader

Cisco

. Build highly scalable distributed solutions across the full stack .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 $162,300 - $234,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building scalable distributed solutions and ensuring system reliability and performance. Proficient in collaborating across teams to drive engineering and business priorities while coaching team members in an agile environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor's Degree In Computer ScienceProfessional Coding Experience With Ruby On RailsExperience With Feature Flags And A/B TestsExperience In Agile Engineering TeamExperience With Networking Devices

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Hard Skills

Ruby On RailsGoRubyPythonArchitectural DesignSystem DesignProblem SolvingDistributed SolutionsPerformance OptimizationReliability Engineering

Soft Skills

CollaborationCoachingInfluencingFacilitating

Tools & Technologies

Cisco CMLTelemetry SystemsAlerting Systems

Industry Keywords

Distributed SolutionsNetworking DevicesSystems Software DesignAgile MethodologiesCross-Functional Teams

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRubyRuby on RailsGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build highly scalable distributed solutions across the full stack
Enable intuitive user experiences and measurable business growth
Ensure system reliability, performance, and operational excellence
Add tests, telemetry, and alerting systems
Own work from conception through production release
Influence, facilitate, and collaborate across different teams
Partner with engineering managers, product managers, and collaborators to define team direction based on engineering and business priorities
Resolve software defects, networking issues, and customer-reported problems
Improve performance, scalability, and reliability
Bring Meraki Dashboard features to the Cisco Catalyst family

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field and 12+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of related experience
Professional coding experience with web backend technologies using Ruby on Rails, Go, Ruby, Python, or similar
Experience rolling services out safely to customers using feature flags, A/B tests, or similar methods
Experience making architectural and system design choices
Experience coaching team members
Experience in an agile engineering team
Experience solving open-ended problems across the stack
Preferred: experience with networking devices
Preferred: experience with emulation and simulation of networking devices
Preferred: experience with Cisco CML
Preferred: experience with systems software design or large-scale distributed networking solutions
Preferred: experience working across cross-functional or geographically distributed engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
Paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles
Incentive compensation for sales-plan employees
Cisco benefits and perks subject to plan eligibility rules