Software Engineer Intern Embedded Systems, San Jose

Meet the Team

Our team members are building the foundation of Cisco's core technologies around the world. You will join groups such as Common Hardware Group, Network Product Engineering, and Infrastructure & Security. You will contribute to next-generation operating systems, firmware, networking stacks, and security infrastructure.

Working on these teams, you will gain hands-on experience with hardware-software integration and low-level networking technologies that power Cisco's critical products.

Your Impact

You are a passionate engineer skilled in low-level programming, networking protocols, and hardware-software integration. You have strong communication and collaboration abilities, and you enjoy solving complex challenges with innovation and precision. You stay organized and process-driven.

You will develop and maintain software and tools that support hardware compatibility, network performance, and security for Cisco's core products, including operating systems, firmware, and networking stacks. Your work will help build resilient, efficient global communications infrastructure.

Why Cisco?

Cisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. For 40 years, we have innovated to create solutions that power how people and technology work together across physical and digital worlds.

We work as one team, collaborating with empathy to achieve big things on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

Please note this posting advertises potential opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. A Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.

Applications are accepted until further notice.