AI Platform Architect & Agentic Microservices Lead

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 214,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to architect and deliver AI/agentic AI solutions in production. You will design secure microservices on AWS and Kubernetes, mentor engineers, and drive architectural patterns that scale across teams.

The role requires extensive production experience with Python/Java/Go/JS/TS, plus hands‑on work with RAG, embeddings, and tool calling. A strong security mindset and leadership in design reviews are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field; 11+ years of experience for senior roles.
• Proven production software engineering experience with Python/Java/Go/JS/TS.
• 5+ years building microservice apps on AWS/GCP/Azure in production environments.
• 3+ years running Kubernetes in production and building AI-enabled systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build AI/agentic AI solutions, including agent orchestration and tool integration.
• Design secure microservice apps on AWS and Kubernetes with security-first mindset.
• Lead design and code reviews; mentor engineers and propagate best practices.
• Deliver production AI systems with guardrails, reliability metrics, and reusable patterns.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

RAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

Model Context Protocol

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to architect and deliver AI/agentic AI solutions in production. You will design secure microservices on AWS and Kubernetes, mentor engineers, and drive architectural patterns that scale across teams.

The role requires extensive production experience with Python/Java/Go/JS/TS, plus hands‑on work with RAG, embeddings, and tool calling. A strong security mindset and leadership in design reviews are essential.