Hybrid Senior AI Platform Architect - Agentic Systems

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 343,000 - 433,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer to lead architectural direction for AI-enabled agentic operations. You will influence strategy across multiple product teams and drive secure, scalable AI services in production.

You will mentor senior engineers, define multi-year strategies, and collaborate with executive leadership to advance Cisco's AI platforms and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years software engineering experience.
• Proven record of influencing technical strategy across multiple product teams.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year technical strategies for agentic systems.
• Architect cross-product, scalable AI platforms.
• Drive security, observability and compliance standards.
• Mentor senior and principal engineers; represent Cisco externally.
• Lead architectural decisions with senior leadership and industry standards.

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

LLM systems

Distributed systems

Production-grade code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

LangGraph

Temporal

Cloud platforms

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer to lead architectural direction for AI-enabled agentic operations. You will influence strategy across multiple product teams and drive secure, scalable AI services in production.

You will mentor senior engineers, define multi-year strategies, and collaborate with executive leadership to advance Cisco's AI platforms and standards.