Meet the Team
The Cisco IQ and Validation team is building intelligent automation and validation capabilities powered by Agentic AI. Our engineers work with Python, APIs, cloud-native technologies, LLMs, MCP, and workflow systems to bring AI-driven network validation into production. You will work alongside experienced software engineers, architects, AI specialists, and network automation experts in a collaborative global team. This is an chance to build real-world AI capabilities while developing strong foundations in modern software engineering and distributed systems.

Your Impact
Develop and maintain backend services and AI-enabled automation capabilities that support Validation and Cisco IQ. Build APIs, database-backed services, workflow components, and integrations that allow AI agents to interact with tools and enterprise services. Contribute to MCP integrations, LLM-powered workflows, agent tools, and validation capabilities while learning from senior engineers and architects. Write unit tests, troubleshoot software issues,



and support deployment and operation of services in Kubernetes and cloud environments. Participate in design discussions and contribute to improving code quality, engineering practices, and platform reliability.

Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of professional software development experience.
2+ years of hands-on Python development experience.
1+ year of experience developing REST APIs, backend services, database-backed applications, or automation systems.
Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, C#, or Rust.
Experience with at least one of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, cloud platforms, or production application deployment.
Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, A2A, AI-enabled applications, or Agentic AI concepts.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with MCP, A2A, LangChain, LangGraph, tool calling, or AI workflow orchestration.
Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, event-driven

📌 Software Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Bengaluru