Senior AI Researcher: Generative AI for Networking

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 203,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco AI Research is seeking a Senior AI Researcher to drive advances in Generative AI for networking automation, human-computer interaction, and model safety. You will explore domain-specific foundational representations and lead pre-training initiatives to build unique capabilities across Cisco’s product portfolio.

The role emphasizes publishing, speaking at venues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate research breakthroughs into practical Cisco solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in computer science or related field with listed experience.
• Experience with LLM pre-training and post-training in industry or academia.
• Minimum of 3 publications in top AI venues (ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, ICML, NAACL, NeurIPS).
• Experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Produce research advances in Generative AI for networking automation and HCI.
• Build domain-specific representations for differentiative value.
• Publish in top venues and present talks/workshops to the community.

Skills

LLM pre-training

Publications

ML frameworks

Research leadership

Education

BS + 7y exp

MS + 4y exp

PhD + 1y exp

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face

Job description

Cisco AI Research is seeking a Senior AI Researcher to drive advances in Generative AI for networking automation, human-computer interaction, and model safety. You will explore domain-specific foundational representations and lead pre-training initiatives to build unique capabilities across Cisco’s product portfolio.

The role emphasizes publishing, speaking at venues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate research breakthroughs into practical Cisco solutions.