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Principal Software Engineer (Security & Policy Platform) (Remote)

Cisco — Networking & security

San Jose, California, United States of America Senior+ Posted Jul 31, 2026
Backend
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About the role

Exciting opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development and innovation of secure, scalable security and policy platform solutions. Drive technical direction, mentor senior leaders, and collaborate across teams. Ideal for experienced engineers with deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems and security.

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  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 5 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 1,685 indexed Software Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $185k and $285k, median $225k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Cisco.
  • What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,230 indexed openings: REST/APIs (46%), Backend (42%), Cloud (38%), Python (38%), Go (25%). This posting names Backend.
  • Cisco is hiring actively — 146 open roles indexed.

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