Software Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Bratislava, Slovakia Until 8/21/2026 First posted April 21, 2026 Last posted April 21, 2026
Job description

Meet the Team

Cisco's Webex Engineering Group is redefining the future of collaboration. We're building a world where people connect effortlessly to enjoy modern, uncompromised collaboration across every room, desk, pocket, and application.

Our technology powers industry-leading products like Slido, Webex Meetings, Webex Calling, and Webex Contact Center. As a member of our team, your work will ensure every user gets a truly immersive experience regardless of device or location, empowering the hybrid working patterns of the future.

Our team is based in Bratislava. We operate a hybrid working model.

Your Impact

  • Technical leadership in design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of software features and product improvements.

  • Contribute to distributed, highly available microservice architectures.

  • Drive technical decisions within the scope of owned services or components.

  • Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability.

  • Lead by example in code quality, testing, and operational excellence.

  • Debug complex production issues and contribute to incident resolution and postmortems.

  • Leverage AI technologies to accelerate the team’s productivity and the delivery of customer features.

  • Help lead the operational side of our systems and microservices.

  • Take responsibility for leading tasks, from building new functionality to developing automated tests and investigating issues.

  • Collaborate closely with engineers, product management, and DevOps teams.

  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical discussions.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated 5+ years’ experience in software development.

  • Extensive architecture and programming experience and the willingness to learn new technologies quickly.

  • Experience in building and maintaining backend services in production environments.

  • Flexible, thrives in diverse team environments, and communicates clearly and precisely with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong programming experience in the following languages: Java or C++ system development, Node.js, JavaScript, Python is a plus.

  • Familiarity with one or more web application frameworks, and persistence technologies such as Spring, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Kafka.

  • Proven ability to debug and resolve complex production issues.

  • Familiarity with Git, DevOps, continuous integration, continuous delivery.

  • Experiences on the media codec and composition or experiences on real-time video streaming application are plus.

  • Familiar with AI coding tools (Codex, Cursor, Copilot).

  • Ability to apply creative skills to complex problems.

  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous learning and quality results.

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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. 

About this role

Summary

Lead software design, implementation, troubleshooting, and mentoring in a hybrid environment.

Job title

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

based in Bratislava with hybrid work model allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

software developmentarchitecturebackend servicesproduction environmentscommunication

Preferred skills

javac++node.jsjavascriptpythonspringpostgresqlmysqlkafkagitdevopsci/cdai coding tools

Specializations

backendmicroservicessystem architecturevideo streamingai
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Hybrid City