Software Engineer, Traffic Insights - Cisco ThousandEyes

Please note that we have a hybrid approach to work and are looking for someone who can come into our offices in Netanya at least two days per week.

Who We Are

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network – even the ones they don’t own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.

What You Will Do

As a Software Engineer in the Traffic Insights team, you will:

Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Java and agent-side code in Go to enhance network visibility, prediction and troubleshooting capabilities.
Work on the design and implementation of sophisticated features, including high-performance message handling, memory optimization, and database efficiency.
Develop scalable and efficient software solutions to support Traffic Insights, a rapidly growing product in ThousandEyes, helping customers with capacity planning, problem prediction, and network assurance.
Optimize system performance, ensuring reliability, scalability, and efficiency in handling large-scale network data.
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to integrate advanced network analytics into Cisco’s network assurance and visibility solutions.
Improve the efficiency of data storage and retrieval mechanisms to handle vast amounts of traffic data.
Minimum Requirements
Proficiency in Java and Go programming – ability to develop and maintain robust backend and agent-side services. If you don't have experience with Go, you must be willing to learn.
Strong design and problem-solving skills – ability to design complex systems and debug exciting performance challenges.
Experience with databases – familiarity with MySQL, ClickHouse, or other scalable database systems.
Proven experience in developing high-performing code – optimizing software for speed, efficiency, and memory management.
Preferred Requirements
Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput data processing.
Experience with cloud-based architectures (Kubernetes, AWS).
Understanding of message queues, streaming platforms (Kafka, NATS, or similar).
Familiarity with performance profiling and debugging tools for Java and Go.
Background in building resilient and scalable microservices.
Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, QUIC) and network performance monitoring.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of network visibility and assurance with Traffic Insights at ThousandEyes. Join us in solving complex network challenges with ground breaking technology!

Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That's why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential. We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy. We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you're interested in this work.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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%; and once 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.