Cisco Off Campus Drive 2026: Software Engineer

Cisco Off Campus Drive 2026: Cisco Off Campus Drive 2026 for Software Engineer (Freshers). Hiring across India — campus/entry-level roles, competitive salary, interview rounds, eligibility criteria and application link. Register today for Cisco recruitment 2026.

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💼 Job Role: Software Engineer 

Location: Across India

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📝 Job Description:

  • Contributes to solution of straightforward business problems regarding operations, products, services or customers.
  • Analyzes information, asks questions and checks for understanding using standard procedures within the job family.
  • Establishes relationships and collaborates effectively with own team.
  • Collaborates with others on projects and works on small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.
  • Applies understanding of the software development lifecycle and how various agile engineering practices can be used in own projects (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing).
  • Participates in delivery of technical design features with guidance.
  • May apply understanding of how related features in a product solves one or more customer needs.
  • Writes functional clean code and unit tests with guidance.
  • Performs parts of the coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process under supervision.
  • Assists in code reviews and addresses code review feedback.
  • Executes tests for scale, reliability and velocity within own code.
  • Applies depth of knowledge in secure coding principles and reviews others’ code for compliance.
  • Monitors and triages incident reports and participates in postmortems and potential on-call duties.
  • Expert in one component of the codebase.
  • Shares knowledge from independent learning with the team.
  • Estimates time to complete assignments and communicates status, blockers, and delays to the team.
  • Identifies paths to eliminate blockers and meet deadlines when needed.
  • Collaborates with team members to share learnings or assist in problem solving/resolution.

Responsibilities:

Software Engineer – Networking Protocols

  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering with an aptitude for learning new technologies.
  • Fundamentals of TCP/IP networking, concepts of routing and switching.
  • Basics of routers, switches, network debugging tools, techniques, hands on will be a big plus.
  • Fundamentals of security technologies like Firewall, IPS/IDS, VPN, Inspections, IPsec, TLS etc., Conceptual understanding of data security, threat vectors, mechanisms, actors and landscape will be a big plus.
  • Strong knowledge of programming and scripting languages like python. Strong programming skills inclined towards optimization and performance.
  • Familiar with more than one development environment, well-versed with at least one.
  • Strong testing inclination to ensure programs are comprehensive and well tested for all use cases. Possess creative problem-solving skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills.
  • Experience in establishing and sustaining excellent relationships with the extended team.

Software Engineer – Application Software

  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering with an aptitude for learning new technologies.
  • Fundamentals of TCP/IP networking fundamentals, concepts of routing, switching.
  • Strong knowledge of programming and scripting languages like python.
  • Solid fundamentals of object-oriented design and programming.
  • Ability to think towards scaling applications to the cloud.
  • Strong testing inclination to ensure programs are comprehensive and well tested for all use cases. Hands on exposure to open source, mobile application development will be a big plus.
  • Exposure to debugging application programs along with development and debugging tools. Familiar with more than one development environment, well-versed with at least one.
  • Interest in User experience and User interface design and development.
  • Possess creative problem-solving skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills.

Software Engineer – Embedded and Systems Development

  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering with an aptitude for learning new technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of programming and scripting languages like python. Exposure to kernel programming, user space, system space.
  • Very strong fundamentals of operating systems. Exposure to device drivers, BSPs will be a plus.
  • Fundamentals of system level debugging techniques and exposure to tools used. Strong programming skills with emphasis on system programming.

Requirements:

  • 2027 graduate only
  • Bachelors /Masters + 0 years of related experience OR Master’s + 0 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proven ability to lead and resolve complex technical problems.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
  • Self-motivated with a strong drive to achieve results.

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📌 Eligibility Criteria

  • Qualification: B.E / B.Tech / M.E / M.Tech (2027 batch)

  • Work Experience: Freshers

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How to Apply for Cisco Off Campus Drive 2026?

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