Software Engineer Trainee

Job Details

Heads up: The listing says the 12-month period starts in September 2026. Please check the official Cisco listing to confirm that the role is still open and what the current start date is.

Meet the Team

Join the Cisco Engineering team to help shape the future of AI and critical infrastructure. As a trainee, you will gain experience in impactful projects such as using AI to make data centers more energy-efficient and building smart security systems that stop threats in real time. You will collaborate with top experts in AI, networking, and cybersecurity to solve major challenges like optimizing network traffic with machine learning.

Cisco's culture encourages curiosity, innovation, and purpose, providing an inspiring environment for software engineers and tech professionals eager to make a real difference. This is a unique opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to cutting-edge technology, and thrive in a community passionate about innovation.

Your Impact

• Work with programming languages and the latest development methodologies.
• Deploy new software and upgrades to a large SaaS environment.
• Follow change management procedures and deployment processes.
• Develop one or more tools used within the operations team to automate complex tasks.

Who You Are (Eligibility)

• Must have graduated in 2025/2026 and obtained the final degree completion certificate or Provisional Degree Certificate.
• Must be available for a period of 12 months starting September 2026.
• Must have good communication skills, a passion for technology, and the desire to learn with proactive engagement in a team.
• Must be enrolled as a "student" on the NATS portal (nats.education.gov.in) and have a valid student enrolment number issued by NATS.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, the focus is on revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. Cisco has been innovating for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions give customers security, visibility, and insights across their entire digital footprint.

Cisco works as a team, collaborating with empathy to make big things happen on a global scale. Because its solutions are everywhere, its impact is everywhere.

Beware of Recruitment Scams

Cisco has warned that fraudulent recruiters have been claiming to be from the company. According to Cisco:

• Genuine communication about careers responds directly to an application you submitted through Cisco's official jobs site.
• It begins with screening or an interview.
• It comes from a Cisco email address.
• It is conducted over email, phone, or Webex.
• Cisco never makes a job offer without an interview process and never asks candidates for money.

If you are asked to apply or receive an offer through any other site or channel, do not share personal identifying information such as your Aadhaar number, birth certificate, banking details, driver's license, or passport. If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider reporting it to your local law enforcement authorities.

Original Job Posting (Source Data)

Software Engineer Trainee_Technical Graduate Apprentice - India UHR Location: Bangalore, India Category: Internships, Apprenticeships, and Co-Ops Job ID: 2014481 Onsite Only

Job Description

Meet the Team Join Cisco Engineering team to help shape the future of AI and critical infrastructure. As a trainee, you will gain experience in impactful projects such as using AI to make data centers more energy-efficient and building smart security systems that stop threats in real time. You will collaborate with top experts in AI, networking, and cybersecurity to solve major challenges like optimizing network traffic with machine learning. Cisco's culture encourages curiosity, innovation, and purpose, providing an inspiring environment for software engineers and tech professionals eager to make a real difference. This is a unique opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to cutting-edge technology, and thrive in a community passionate about innovation.

Your Impact

• Programming languages and latest development methodologies
• Deploying new software and upgrades to a large SaaS environment
• Change management procedures and deployment processes.
• Developing one or more tools used within the operations team to automate complex tasks.

Who you are:

• Must have graduated in 2025/2026 and obtained final degree completion certificate or Provisional Degree Certificate
• Must be available for a period of 12 months starting September 2026.
• Must have good communication skills, passion for technology and the desire to learn with proactive engagement in a team.
• Must have enrolled as a "student" on nats.education.gov.in and have a valid student enrolment number issued by NATS.

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.

Note: The original posting also included a recruitment-scam disclaimer, repeated twice with slightly different wording. It is summarized once in the "Beware of Recruitment Scams" section above.

Disclaimer: Job details are based on the listing published by Cisco. Please verify the latest requirements, stipend, and availability on Cisco's official jobs site before applying.