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Silicon One Architecture

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The Vision: The Power of One

The networking industry was once defined by fragmented architectures. Cisco Silicon One fundamentally changed this, delivering the only unified networking silicon architecture that spans every role in the network.

  • Unified Across Every Role

    A single architecture that scales from service provider core to enterprise campus. Source

  • Massive AI/ML Integration

    Powering next-gen clusters with G200/P200 families (51.2 Tbps). Source

  • Strategic NVIDIA Partnership

    Exclusive partner silicon for NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X Ethernet platform. Source

Market Expansion

"Erasing the false choice between Merchant and Custom silicon."

New Release

A100 (Enterprise Campus) & E100 (Smart Switches)

Scales from 3.2 Tbps to 51.2 Tbps with a single common SDK.

Technical Breakthroughs

Slice-Based Design

Modular architecture built from repeatable "Slices" (Receive NPU, Transmit NPU, Traffic Manager).

Scales up to 3 exabits (3-layer)

P4 Run-to-Completion

Native P4 processing avoids the "packet recycling" penalty. Future-proof support for emerging AI protocols without hardware upgrades.

Zero-Penalty Flexibility

Unified Memory Efficiency

The 'Write Once, Read Once' design ensures data never moves unnecessarily, maximizing burst performance for AI traffic surges.

100% Shared Buffering

Innovation: Scheduled Ethernet for AI

Reduces job completion times (JCT) by up to 1.6x compared to generic Ethernet.

Our Engineering Ecosystem

The Silicon One software organization is composed of specialized teams working across the entire stack.

Low-Level Drivers

Building the hardware interaction foundation, managing registers, and core initialization.

ACL & Data Structures

Developing sophisticated forwarding logic and high-performance packet classification.

API (SAI)

Implementing the Switch Abstraction Interface for industry-standard network operating systems.

Compiler

Crafting the P4-programmable toolchain that translates logic to high-speed silicon operations.

Serialization

Optimizing system-wide data movement and protocol serialization for extreme throughput.

More Domains...

Traffic Management, Optical, Diagnostics

Technical Stack

C++

Core Programming

High-performance modern C++ for our SDK and SDK components.

PY

Python & Automation

Testing frameworks, infrastructure scripts, and rapid prototyping.

Linux Environment

User-space and kernel-space development on x86 platforms.

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 1

    Academic Background

    B.Sc/M.Sc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

  • 2

    Professional Experience

    4+ years of professional or academic experience in Software Development.

  • 3

    Domain Expertise

    3+ years in C++, Embedded Dev, or knowledge of ASIC/hardware processes.

Note: Specific requirements may vary by team and seniority level.

The Hiring Process

Step 1: Application

Submit your profile for our open SW Engineering positions.

Step 2: Phone Screening

30-minute deep-dive with me (your Reeeeeally Technical Recruiter) 😉

Step 3: Technical Interview I

2-hour session focused on coding, algorithms, and data structures.

Step 4: Technical Interview II

2-hour technical deep-dive with our Team Leaders.

Step 5: Offer

Join the team redefining the future of silicon.