Senior Software Engineer – Control Plane (Go/Kubernetes) - Hypershield at Cisco
Portland, OR
$183,800–$263,600from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Portland, OR
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software engineering role focused on building control plane software for distributed network security products, primarily using Go on Linux. Day-to-day work involves designing and maintaining APIs, orchestrating security policies, and integrating internal and third-party services across switching and firewall platforms. Best suited to engineers with a strong background in networking, infrastructure, or security software and experience with Kubernetes-based distributed systems.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 13,800 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 8,300–20,700
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role is fully remote but requires working within the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The minimum experience requirement is tiered: Bachelor's + 8 years, Master's + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years; 8 years is used as the overall years minimum (the Bachelor's path, which is the most common baseline).
The degree requirement is Bachelor's as the minimum stated path; equivalent experience is not offered as a substitute in this posting.
Go is listed in the minimum qualifications alongside C and C++ as interchangeable options ('languages such as Go, C, or C++'), but 5+ years of Go specifically is also called out as a preferred qualification — Go is captured as the primary with C and C++ as alternatives.
The posted salary range ($183,800–$263,600) is the general U.S./Canada range; higher state-specific ranges (e.g., NYC metro up to $303,100) are also listed in the posting.
REST, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers appear together under Preferred Qualifications as a single API-design requirement; REST is listed as primary with gRPC and Protocol Buffers as alternatives. gRPC and Protocol Buffers are also captured separately given their distinct technical nature.
YANG and NETCONF appear together under Preferred Qualifications as interchangeable network configuration technologies.
CRDs, Kubernetes APIs, controllers, RBAC, and secrets management are listed as Kubernetes sub-concepts under Preferred Qualifications; CRDs is captured as a representative preferred skill for this cluster.
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