Senior AI & Security Platform Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Bonuses

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer to design and build AI-enabled security platforms. The role emphasizes distributed systems, data pipelines, and scalable backend services to detect and predict threats.

You will prototype AI features, collaborate with security SMEs, and develop an AI DevOps pipeline to accelerate experimentation while ensuring reliability, explainability, and trust in analyst workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field with extensive experience.
• Experience designing distributed systems and scalable backend services.
• Strong Python development and DevOps culture exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-enabled security systems and data platforms.
• Prototype and test AI features with security SMEs and researchers.
• Develop an AI DevOps pipeline for rapid experimentation and evaluation.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Python Development

DevOps Practices

Agentic development

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

Tools

GitHub/GitLab

Jira

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer to design and build AI-enabled security platforms. The role emphasizes distributed systems, data pipelines, and scalable backend services to detect and predict threats.

You will prototype AI features, collaborate with security SMEs, and develop an AI DevOps pipeline to accelerate experimentation while ensuring reliability, explainability, and trust in analyst workflows.