Meet the team

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to join Cisco's AI Software and Platform organization. In

this role, you will design, build, and operate scalable, distributed AI platforms that power next-generation AI-driven

Products and services. You will take ownership of sophisticated technical initiatives and collaborate closely with

cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and highly available cloud-native solutions.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving large-scale distributed systems problems, building AI-enabled

Platforms, and driving technical innovation from design through production.

Your Impact

Software Development & Platform Engineering

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly scalable AI platform services and distributed microservices.

• Own end-to-end delivery of sophisticated product features from technical design through production deployment and

Operational support.

• Drive architecture and design discussions while ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.

• Build cloud-native services, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven architectures.

• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Build CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

• Troubleshoot production issues and improve observability.

AI Platform & Cloud Technologies

• Design and integrate AI platform capabilities using LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, and MCP.

• Build scalable AI orchestration pipelines.

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and contribute to platform architecture.

• Build AI-powered products used globally.

• Work on cutting-edge AI, cloud, distributed systems, and cybersecurity.

• Own high-impact initiatives from concept to production.

• Collaborate with world-class engineers and grow your technical expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 4–7 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and software design principles.

• Strong programming skills in Go, Python, Java, or C++.

• Experience designing cloud-native microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL/NoSQL databases, REST APIs, cloud platforms, and CI/CD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of MCP, AI Agents, Agentic AI, RAG, vector databases, and prompt engineering.

• Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ.

• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, gRPC, OAuth, and API security.

• Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or similar.

• Exposure to Terraform, Helm, or CloudFormation.• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Proven track record to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.

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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.