Senior AI/ML Backend Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer within its Customer Experience (CX) engineering org.

You will build scalable AI-driven solutions, leverage MLOps pipelines, and work on real-time data systems to deliver high-value capabilities for Cisco's customers and partners. In this role, you will mentor peers, define API standards, and collaborate with product management to translate business needs into technical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience or Master's with 4+ related years of related experience.
• Experience in Python development and additional language such as Golang or TypeScript.
• Experience with FastAPI or Django or similar backend frameworks.
• Experience with microservices, Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development environments (GitHub, Copilot, Cursor).
• Experience designing and maintaining production-grade APIs and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership & Back-End Systems: Lead end-to-end by architecting highly available, concurrent distributed systems; define standards for APIs (gRPC/REST).
• Advanced AI/ML Engineering: Design and implement MLOps pipelines and integrate LLMs/generative AI.
• Real-Time Data & Infrastructure: Implement event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and monitor production environments.
• Mentorship & Influence: Mentor peers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Translate business needs into technical roadmaps with product management.

Skills

Python

Go/TypeScript

FastAPI/Django

Microservices

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

GitHub Copilot

APIs

Data Pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

GitHub

CoPilot

Cursor

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer within its Customer Experience (CX) engineering org.

You will build scalable AI-driven solutions, leverage MLOps pipelines, and work on real-time data systems to deliver high-value capabilities for Cisco's customers and partners. In this role, you will mentor peers, define API standards, and collaborate with product management to translate business needs into technical roadmaps.