Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Ops (Lead, MLE Ops) - Meraki

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 241,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer for its Meraki team in San Francisco. The role involves defining AI/ML priorities, designing large-scale solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have extensive experience in ML frameworks and strong communication skills. This position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on transformative IT solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience or equivalent in relevant advanced degrees.
• Proficiency in Python or Scala, and SQL querying.
• Experience deploying and monitoring scalable data and ML pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement AI/ML priorities for the Cisco Network Platform.
• Design and implement sophisticated models and architectures.
• Supervise and mentor team members, setting standards for modeling and code quality.

Skills

Python

Scala

SQL

Pandas

Scikit-Learn

TensorFlow

Keras

Apache Spark

Kafka

Kinesis

Education

Advanced degree in relevant field

Tools

Docker

K8s

GitLab

Job description

Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Ops (Lead, MLE Ops) - Meraki

USD 241,000 - 307,000

Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Ops (Lead, MLE Ops) - Meraki

Location: [Specify location]

Compensation Range: $241,300 USD - $306,700 USD

Job Type: Professional

Area of Interest: AI or Artificial Intelligence

Job Id: 1440216

Cisco Meraki is revolutionizing how IT administrators manage their infrastructure by providing simple, secure cloud-managed solutions. With a large install base and rich data sets, there is enormous potential for data analytics to enhance business performance for our customers and ourselves.

About the role

Our growing data science team works closely with executives and leaders to support business strategy. As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, you will leverage rigorous AI/ML methods to deliver value and enable data-driven product development. This role is ideal for someone hands-on, autonomous, and capable of driving technical efforts to build robust AI/ML solutions. If you enjoy applying data science skills to massive interconnected datasets with immediate business impact, this role is for you!

What You Will Do

• Define and implement the AI/ML priorities for the Cisco Network Platform data science team, collaborating with product managers, AI architects, designers, user researchers, and engineering teams.
• Design and implement sophisticated models and architectures.
• Understand data schemas to recommend data models, evaluation, and governance processes.
• Establish best practices for model integration and deployment using CI/CD principles.
• Evaluate AI models through rigorous testing, experimentation, and benchmarking.
• Address complex and novel product and engineering challenges creatively.
• Influence architectural decisions focusing on security, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate across teams to define and build features across the product portfolio.
• Work with managers to set team objectives and key results.
• Supervise and mentor team members, setting standards for modeling and code quality.

What Skills You Possess

• 8+ years of industry experience or equivalent in relevant advanced degrees.
• Proficiency in Python or Scala, and SQL querying.
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale ML frameworks and models.
• Familiarity with data processing and ML libraries like Pandas, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, etc.
• Experience deploying and monitoring scalable data and ML pipelines.
• Knowledge of distributed computing engines (e.g., Apache Spark) and real-time data streaming (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis).
• Experience with cloud-based AI/ML infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker), orchestration (K8s), and CI/CD (GitLab).
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with GenAI frameworks like LangChain, Jarvis, Amazon Bedrock.
• Experience maintaining scalable MLOps platforms and supporting production systems.
• Analytics or AI/ML experience within the networking domain.

Cisco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or other protected categories. We accommodate individuals with disabilities during the application and employment process.