Meet the Team

The Cisco Distributed System Engineering (DSE) group is at the forefront of developing products that power the largest networks in the world. The networking industry is going through a massive transformation to build the next generation infrastructure to meet the needs of AI/ML workloads and continuously increasing internet users and applications. We are uniquely positioned to capture that market transition.

This team builds products by harnessing the potential of open-source technologies while pushing the boundaries on Systems and Silicon Architecture. They are developers and leaders who are passionate about tackling complex technology, building large-scale distributed systems, and comfortable working with open-source communities and technologies. You will be part of a rapid-paced work environment and responsible for end-to-end product development and production support.

Your Impact

As the Director of Software Engineering and Site Lead in India, you will lead a high-performing engineering organization responsible for SONiC development across platform enablement,



manageability, control plane, and DevOps. You will partner closely with US-based engineering teams, grow technical talent, and help shape the future of open networking at a scale.
- Lead engineering teams and managers deliver reliable SONiC capabilities across platform enablement, manageability, control plane, and DevOps.
- Serve as the India team site lead, establishing vision, culture, organizational priorities, and strong collaboration with US counterparts and global engineering teams.
- Own hiring, workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, and retention while building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing organization.
- Develop engineering managers and technical talent through coaching, career growth, knowledge sharing, and opportunities to lead complex technical initiatives.
- Drive engineering excellence, innovation, customer impact, and active engagem

📌 Director, Software Engineering | C++, Go, Python, SONiC, People Leadership | 15+ years, Bangalore (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Bengaluru