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Software Engineering Manager - Data Plane & Forwarding Software (NPU, MPLS, SRv6, EVPN)

Company

Cisco

Location

Bangalore, India

Posted

June 06, 2026

Position Overview

**Meet the Team**

The Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group (MIG) Platform Forwarding team builds the high-performance data plane software powering **Cisco IOS XR** platforms.

Our systems run on **Cisco Silicon One** (SiOne) NPUs and form the foundation of large-scale service provider networks worldwide. We operate at the intersection of hardware and software—designing how packets move across the internet backbone with precision, scale, and reliability.

The team is modernizing embedded development through structured DevOps practices and AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate feature delivery and improve quality.

**Your Impact**

As a Technical Leader – NPU Data Plane & Forwarding, you will serve as the architectural authority for forwarding software on carrier-grade routers.

You will:

+ **Drive Architecture & Design:** Lead end-to-end design and delivery of Layer 2 (EVPN, VPLS, Pseudowire) and Layer 3 (SRv6, Segment...

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