One year placement program suitable for 3^rd/final year undergrads or Meng students

Hamed Haddadi

Software Engineer Placement Cisco Location: Reading Start Date: Autumn 2019 for 1 year

Based in Green Park, Reading, the Unified Collaboration Technology Group is an Agile software development team, working in C++, Python and Erlang, with a strong bias towards automated testing of their products.
On offer is a 12-month internship as a participative member of a scrum team involved in the design, implementation and maintenance of product features.
The successful candidate will be working with multiple components of Cisco's market leading unified collaboration product: Cisco Expressway, our advanced collaboration gateway, the principal product of the Green Park engineering team.

Duties and responsibilities:

As a contributor within an agile development team:

Design and implement new features, considering the reliability, usability, security and scale of the products.
Develop and maintain unit, regression, integration and system tests for new and existing features.
Maintain current products through troubleshooting and resolution of customer found defects.
Communicate across teams to disseminate new work and ideas and collaborate on solution development.
Participate in the continuous and iterative improvement of the product development methodology and tooling.

Desirable skills:

Non-technical requirements:

Desired soft-skills:

Knowledge of C++, C, and Python programming languages.
Flexibility to cover all aspects of product development.
SIP, HTTP, XMPP, and associated network protocols experience.
Understanding of RPC and RESTful api design.
Strong interest in event driven network programming.
Knowledge of functional programming (including Erlang/OTP).

Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
Professionalism in a business environment
Self-motivation and the ability to balance multiple priorities
Strong work ethic

• Analysis - Demonstrates the ability to provide a general analysis of a problem or situation

Cooperation - Recognises that individual goals contribute toward accomplishing team outcomes.
Coordinating Demonstrates the ability to circulate information through the proper channels
Dependability - Demonstrates the ability to follow through with work assignments within the framework of the group
Judgement - Demonstrates the ability to base decisions on factual information and sound logic
Planning - Develops plans that are aligned with the framework of the group
Relationships - Displays a compassionate attitude toward the needs of others

About Cisco:

Main business: Information technology and telecommunications
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Cisco was established in 1984, the year after the internet as we know it was established. Almost all traffic on the internet today goes via routers and switches from Cisco. We are in many ways the glue that connects people, all by the use of technology. Application Networking, Video, Mobility, Datacentre, Security and Unified Communications are just some of what we do at Cisco. We are everywhere, from Kampala to Bangalore.

Cisco's exceptional culture is what makes it such a brilliant place for interns and graduates. We offer exciting work challenges in an innovative international environment. Your time at Cisco, with the help of talented and supportive teams, will be full of encouragement and opportunity to develop your skills, focus on achieving your career goals.

Contact for internship enquiries – Paul Gammon (Software Engineering Manager, Green Park, Reading) – [log in to unmask] citing reference "Expressway Internships".