Lead AI Platform Architect

Cisco Systems, Inc; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 296,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a technical authority for the AI Platform Engineering team.

You will define architectural vision, lead system design for the AI Canvas, and collaborate with product management to deliver scalable AI systems. The role requires 15+ years in software engineering, deep experience with distributed cloud platforms, and leadership across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS / Engineering with 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 8+ years designing distributed cloud platforms and microservices.
• 4+ years in technical leadership roles driving architecture.
• Experience with AI SDLC and code generation tools.
• Experience building production AI applications and LLM orchestration.
• Backend or full-stack development using Python, Go, or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision and lead system design for AI Canvas.
• Drive technical standards and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Mentor team members and drive decisions across teams.
• Build shared infrastructure to boost productivity across engineering teams.
• Lead design reviews with engineers, QA, product, and security.
• Operate Kubernetes deployments with SRE collaboration.
• Debug across service boundaries using logs, traces, and metrics.

Skills

AI platform design

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Go/Python/TypeScript

Backend/Full-stack

Education

Bachelor's/Master/PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

LangGraph

APIs/Code Gen

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a technical authority for the AI Platform Engineering team.

You will define architectural vision, lead system design for the AI Canvas, and collaborate with product management to deliver scalable AI systems. The role requires 15+ years in software engineering, deep experience with distributed cloud platforms, and leadership across cross-functional teams.