Senior AI Cluster Validation & Benchmarking Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own CVIS/NVIS AI cluster validation, end-to-end solution testing, RA certification, GPU debugging, and performance profiling.

You will model workloads, profile performance, identify bottlenecks, and produce benchmark reports while validating Cisco network-switch integrations and coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet release gates and quality targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master's with 4+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• 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.
• Ability to translate system requirements into measurable tests, acceptance criteria, and release gates.
• Experience with technical writing and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, validation matrices, automation, and exit criteria for AI cluster solutions.
• Execute CVIS/NVIS, AI Cluster Validation, GPU burn, NCCL, workload, resilience, and interoperability test suites.
• Model workloads, profile end-to-end performance, analyze bottlenecks, and produce benchmark reports.
• Validate Cisco network-switch, multi-plane, ToR, compute, storage, and software integrations.
• Drive defect triage, evidence collection, release qualification, RA certification, and acceptance-report packaging.

Skills

End-to-end validation

GPU validation

Test strategy

Automation

Python

Linux

Performance analysis

Defect triage

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

NVIDIA NVIS

NCCL

Kubernetes

Slurm

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own CVIS/NVIS AI cluster validation, end-to-end solution testing, RA certification, GPU debugging, and performance profiling.

You will model workloads, profile performance, identify bottlenecks, and produce benchmark reports while validating Cisco network-switch integrations and coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet release gates and quality targets.