AI Cluster Validation & Network Software Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Sick time

401(k)

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to lead CVIS, drive end-to-end validation for AI clusters, and oversee RA certification, GPU debugging, network behavior analysis, and performance profiling for release readiness.

The role emphasizes designing test strategies, running NVIS and AI test suites, and coordinating across diverse Cisco hardware and software components to ensure robust, ready-for-service deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors +5 years of related experience, or Masters +3 years of related experience, or PHD +0 year of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.
• Experience building and executing end-to-end validation for GPU or distributed AI systems.
• Experience with test strategy, automation, Python, Linux, performance analysis, and defect-triage skills.
• Prior experience translating system requirements into measurable tests, acceptance criteria, and release gates.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive test strategies, validation matrices, automation frameworks, and exit criteria for AI cluster solutions.
• Run CVIS/NVIS, AI Cluster Validation, GPU burn-in, NCCL, workload, resilience, and interoperability test suites.
• Run RDMA, NCCL and AI test suites, profile end-to-end performance, pinpoint bottlenecks, and deliver detailed benchmark reports.
• Validate integrations across AI cluster deployments with diverse network topologies, spanning Cisco switches, multi-plane fabrics, ToR, compute, storage, and software components.
• Lead defect triage and evidence collection through release qualification, RA certification, and final acceptance-report packaging.

Skills

GPU validation

Test automation

Python

Linux

Performance analysis

Defect triage

Test strategy

Release gates

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

NVIDIA NCCL

Kubernetes

Slurm

Network testing

Storage validation

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer to lead CVIS, drive end-to-end validation for AI clusters, and oversee RA certification, GPU debugging, network behavior analysis, and performance profiling for release readiness.

The role emphasizes designing test strategies, running NVIS and AI test suites, and coordinating across diverse Cisco hardware and software components to ensure robust, ready-for-service deployments.