Senior AI Engineer
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Location:San Jose, California, US
Alternate LocationSan Francisco, CA
Area of InterestEngineer - Software
Compensation Range192500 USD - 244700 USD
Job TypeProfessional
Technology InterestAI or Artificial Intelligence
Job Id1443176
Application window is expected to close by 06/15/2025.
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
The AI Software & Platform Team delivers AI products so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most important aspects of business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplifying security with zero compromise.
Your Impact
As an AI Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in advancing AI security solutions at Cisco. This role offers the exciting opportunity to collaborate with a team of experts and contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of AI security. As a team, we push the frontiers of AI security through a diverse set of workstreams:
Lead projects with software engineers, data scientists or MLE to build novel algorithms, architect complex systems and build industry leading solutions.
Work with the privacy team at Cisco and product to build data compliance, provenance and governance policies.
Lead cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into Cisco's security products.
Influence Leadership and Product on building the next generation solutions, establishing long-term strategic vision and forging new technological pathways.
You'll have the opportunity to contribute to our overall machine learning and software development culture as a leader in the org.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor with 5 year / Master degree with 2 year / PhD in Computer Science, with experience in AI model development OR Software development
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Go, Python, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration for deploying and managing microservices at scale.
Understanding of machine learning model inference APIs and their integration into backend systems.
Preferred Qualifications
An attitude of hands-on learning and constant experimentation to decompose and understand problem areas, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable with fast iterative style development in an environment that requires autonomous thinking, risk taking and bias for action.
Understanding the latest GenAI technologies and creative prompting. Comfortable with traditional ML frameworks like pytorch and TensorFlow, or containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Hands on experience with model developing, data processing, or model hosting platforms and services, such as AWS SageMaker, Kubeflow, Hugging Face, KServe.
Ability to lead a project with multiple engineers, handle scoping, design, excution and maintenance.
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. Simply put - we power the future.
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees haveaccess (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/we-are-cisco/benefits-and-perks.html) to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
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