Senior Full Stack Engineer - Cloud-Native Observability Platform at Cisco Systems, Inc.

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Cloud-Native Observability PlatformWe are the Catalyst Center Platforms and Capabilities team, responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-productivity cloud-native infrastructure and PaaS capabilities that power thousands of enterprise customers. Our mission is to drive Cisco's digital infrastructure transformation through platform innovation. One of our key initiatives is a cloud-native observability platform purpose-built for Cisco Catalyst Center deployments-bridging on-premises network infrastructure with modern cloud observability practices to deliver comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and remediation capabilities.Who We are Looking ForAre you passionate about working with leading-edge technologies? Do you thrive in fast-paced, agile environments where innovation happens every day? Do deep technical discussions on topics like data collection and processing, monitoring and alerting, remote access and remediation, and analytics and insights energize you? If the idea of building a next-generation, cloud-native observability platform - a true single pane of glass for Support, Operations, and proactive monitoring - excites you, then you belong here.If you answered "yes" to all the previous questions, you would fit right into our team!What You'll DoWe're looking for a Software UI Engineer to take ownership of building and shaping the user experience for our next-generation cloud-native observability platform.In this role, you'll design and develop intuitive, high-performance interfaces that bring powerful observability and analytics capabilities to life, including:Policy-driven metrics and log collection from Catalyst Center appliancesReal-time telemetry processing and intelligent correlationKubernetes configuration and event monitoring dashboardsComprehensive alerting infrastructure with integrated runbooksCentralized dashboards and visualizations for unified monitoringCross-system correlation and root-cause analysis experiencesYou'll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, helping define how operators, support teams, and engineers visualize and act on data across Cisco's digital infrastructure.Required Qualifications8+ years of full-stack development experience with focus on data visualization and web applicationsStrong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and React for building interactive web interfacesStrong proficiency in Go programming language for backend development and data processingDeep understanding of RESTful APIs and data integration patternsKnowledge of modern web development practices including responsive design and performance optimizationExperience with time-series databases such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, or similar systemsKnowledge of log aggregation systems like Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or similar platformsExperience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) including data services like S3, AthenaExperience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processesFamiliarity with Linux environments and command-line toolsQualities that will help you succeedUnderstanding of monitoring and observability concepts (metrics, logs, traces)Previous experience with Grafana dashboard creation and management (highly valued but not required)Knowledge of Grafana plugin development or similar extensible visualization platformsExperience with monitoring platforms like Prometheus, Datadog, or New RelicUnderstanding of SLI/SLO frameworks and reliability engineering practicesWhy Cisco?At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $165,000.00 to $241,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by CiscoNon-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employeesExempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the nextAdditional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family membersOptional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteerFor non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; andOnce performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:New York City Metro Area:$165,000.00 - $277,600.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:$146,700.00 - $247,000.00* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.