Senior AI Cluster Validation, Benchmarking & Release Engineer

Cisco

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 245,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for CVIS/NVIS AI cluster validation and end-to-end solution testing. You will own validation, performance profiling, and readiness across Cisco AI clusters and network-switch solutions.

Responsibilities include creating test plans, executing GPU/AI workloads, identifying bottlenecks, and driving release qualification and RA certification. Strong collaboration and documentation are essential.

Qualifications

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.
Prior experience translating 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.