Performance Architect

What You'll Do

Role

Join our Cisco Silicon One architecture team, the core of silicon development at Cisco. Our architects manage all aspects of system chip development and provide specifications to various development teams. In this role you will:

• Define the features and specifications of future devices.

• Utilize a data-driven approach to model and analyze networks of tomorrow, providing optimal solutions for our customers.

• Model, analyze, and present simulation results for cutting-edge networking solutions across various use cases.

• Apply strong networking research skills and a robust theoretical background to your work.

Who You'll Work With

You will be part of Cisco’s Silicon One architecture team, which is central to Cisco’s ASIC group.

Our team, which operates with a startup mentality within a stable and leading corporation, drives the development of next-generation networking devices—Cisco Silicon One™.

Our design center is unique, hosting all silicon hardware and software development disciplines at one site. We are revolutionizing the industry by building a new internet for AI networks and the 5G era, with a unified, programmable silicon architecture that will underpin all of Cisco's future routing and switching products.

Our devices are engineered to be adaptable across service providers and web-scale markets, designed for both fixed and modular platforms. They deliver high speed without sacrificing programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale, or feature flexibility. Cisco Silicon One™ is set to be a transformative technology for decades to come.

Minimum Requirements

• Software Development Skills: Proficiency in C++ and Python.

• Research Skills: Experience researching networking solutions.

• Self-Learning Ability: Capability to quickly grasp new concepts and technologies from papers and specifications.

• Presentation Skills: Effective in communicating and presenting complex technical concepts.

• Curiosity & Innovation: A passion for innovation, with strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail.

• Team Player: Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to team goals.

• Technical Documentation: Strong writing skills for creating technical documents.

Preferred/Advantageous Qualifications

• Versatility: Adaptable to diverse tasks within the networking architecture domain.

• Network Modeling Experience: Familiarity with tools like ns-3 or OMNeT++.

• AI Knowledge: Familiarity with AI concepts.

Learn More About Us

• Cisco Silicon One Overview

• Calcalist Article

• Cisco Silicon One on YouTube

• Cisco Silicon One Blog

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.