Meet the Team
You will be part of the Dashboard Engineering team at Cisco Meraki. Our teams build the intuitive, high-performance interfaces that power Meraki's cloud-managed networking platform used by customers around the world. We are fast-moving, highly collaborative, and deeply passionate about delivering simple yet powerful experiences at scale.
Your Impact
As a Senior Front-End Engineer, you will lead the design and development of modern, scalable, and high-performance web applications that power Meraki's cloud dashboards. You will work at the intersection of design, backend engineering, and product management to deliver intuitive, maintainable, and resilient user interfaces. This role offers deep technical ownership, architectural influence, and the opportunity to mentor engineers while shaping the frontend foundation of a globally used platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop robust, high-quality front-end solutions using React.js, React Toolkit Query, and related technologies.
- Build and maintain scalable component architectures with Redux, including middleware implementations (Thunk, Saga, or custom middleware).
- Optimize application performance through efficient state management, memoization, and intelligent rendering strategies.
- Configure and optimize build systems using Webpack and Vite, ensuring fast builds and optimal delivery of web assets.
- Collaborate with backend developers to define API contracts, ensuring smooth data flow between frontend and backend services.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of how web browsers interpret and execute JavaScript, including familiarity with JavaScript engines such as V8, SpiderMonkey, or JavaScriptCore.
- Ensure adherence to front-end best practices, including performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design.
- Participate in code reviews and promote software engineering best practices within the team.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the technical growth of the team.
- Stay current with emerging web technologies, frameworks, and standards.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
- 10+ years of hands-on front-end development experience.
- Expert-level proficiency in React.js, including React Hooks, Context API, and React Toolkit Query.
- Strong experience with Redux, including advanced state management patterns and middleware usage.
- Deep understanding of JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript, including asynchronous programming, closures, prototypes, and performance optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with Webpack, Vite, Babel, and modern build and bundling tools.
- Strong skills in HTML5, CSS3, and preprocessors such as SASS/LESS.
- Experience with unit and integration testing using Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control using Git.
- Experience with Next.js, GraphQL, Node.js, micro frontends, design systems, or Storybook.
- Understanding of UI/UX principles, WCAG accessibility standards, and cross-browser compatibility.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and deployment workflows.
- Contributions to open-source projects or a strong public GitHub portfolio.
Why Cisco
At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
