Location: Krakow, Poland (we follow a hybrid work approach) Position Level: Junior/Early in Career Start: April/May 2025 Software Engineer We build high-performance, secure, and lightweight software agents running on various platforms such as AIX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows and across multiple architectures including aarch64, x86_64, s390x and ppc64_le on workloads, Kubernetes nodes, and DPUs. In this role you will help improve and develop features for software agents that: Collect a rich set of information on the workloads, including network traffic and system activities such as processes, users, and file access activities. Implement network policies from the central controller to the workload. Monitor and protect container-based deployments. Who You’ll work with: As an integral member of the software agent team, you'll be closely involved in the product development cycle from conceptualization to deployment in production environments. You will be embedded within matrixed teams that include data engineers, data scientists, and UX/UI engineers. The features you develop will enable data centre, enterprise, and cloud network transparency, and management at an outstanding scale. Who you are: * A self-motivated team member who enjoys learning about and contributing to the design, development and improvements of software products and customer-facing features. * You embrace agile methodologies that involve rapid prototyping by feedback captured from customers, peers, and technical support engineers. * A junior software engineer with shown computer science understanding in areas such as algorithms, systems and/or networking. * You would like to gain experience in analyzing complex systems, which involve interactions between different processes and interactions with kernel. * You are comfortable in programming in C or C++. Go is a plus. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who loves coding but is also passionate about doing research, crafting prototypes, and testing new ideas. Join our small team, where your dedication and willingness to learn are key to our success. Minimum Qualification * Recent university graduate (Engineering, Bachelor's or Master's) or in your final year of studies or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Information Science or similar level/point of interest in Software Engineering * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be proficient in English * 0-2 years of experience * Able to legally live and work in Poland without visa support or sponsorship * Available full-time (Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week) Why Cisco: #WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all. We embrace digital and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re "old" (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box! But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.) Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take the difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colourful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture enthusiast? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world-changing? Be you, with us! 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.