Software Engineer Summer Intern

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About the Role

Develop software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Build applications that make technology accessible to people on a variety of devices. Imagine, design, and create solutions to transform how we work, live, learn and play. Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for enhancements and new products.

Develop software and tools in support of design, infrastructure and technology platforms, including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools.

Responsibilities

• Communicates status and issues to the team.
• Shares experience and knowledge to support the team.
• Performs routine assignments that require basic knowledge and exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts.
• Collaborates effectively with own team.
• Contributes to small projects and works with others on small features primarily focused on coding and testing.
• Develops an understanding of the software development lifecycle and the various agile engineering practices (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing), and assists on projects where these methods are applied.
• Analyzes user requirements and works with others to understand impact on technical design features.
• Writes correct code with assistance.
• Supports test code refining and rewriting as part of testing and debugging.
• Assists with tests for scaling for reliability and velocity.
• Applies secure coding principles and follows secure coding guidelines.
• Supports more senior team members in troubleshooting and debugging issues.
• Proficient in at least one large area of the codebase (multiple services in a pillar) with a high-level understanding of other components.

Requirements

General

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering with an aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Strong knowledge of programming and scripting languages like Python. Strong programming skills inclined towards optimization and performance.
• Familiar with more than one development environment, well-versed with at least one.
• Strong testing inclination to ensure programs are comprehensive and well tested for all use cases.
• Possess creative problem-solving skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills.
• Experience in establishing and sustaining excellent relationships with the extended team.

Networking Protocols Specialization

• Fundamentals of TCP/IP networking fundamentals, concepts of routing, switching.
• Basics of routers, switches, network debugging tools, techniques, hands on will be a big plus.
• Fundamentals of security technologies like Firewall, IPS/IDS, VPN, Inspections, IPsec, TLS etc., Conceptual understanding of data security, threat vectors, mechanisms, actors and landscape will be a big plus.

Application Software Specialization

• Solid fundamentals of object-oriented design and programming.
• Ability to think towards scaling applications to the cloud.
• Hands on exposure to open source, mobile application development will be a big plus.
• Exposure to debugging application programs along with development and debugging tools.
• Interest in User experience and User interface design and development.

Embedded and Systems Development Specialization

• Exposure to kernel programming, user space, system space.
• Very strong fundamentals of operating systems. Exposure to device drivers, BSPs will be a plus.
• Fundamentals of system level debugging techniques and exposure to tools used. Strong programming skills with emphasis on system programming.

Why 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.