Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Production

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forward Deployed Engineer role at Cisco Systems, Inc. focuses on partnering with enterprise customers to design scalable AI architectures and guide production deployments. You will work closely with external customers and internal Product/Engineering teams to deliver reliable AI-powered platforms.

You will lead architecture discussions, build integrations and reusable tools, and create technical assets that support future deployments in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of experience.
• Experience building production-grade software applications.
• Experience with APIs, distributed systems, cloud or backend development.
• Experience with AI tools and developer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with enterprise customers to understand requirements and goals.
• Design scalable AI solutions and guide production deployments.
• Build integrations, prototypes, and reusable tools.
• Lead workshops, discuss architecture, and troubleshoot issues.
• Share feedback with Product/Engineering and create technical assets.

Skills

Software engineering

APIs & distributed systems

AI tools Claude/Codex

Python & Java

Troubleshooting

ML/AI platforms

Education

Bachelors in CS

Job description

The Forward Deployed Engineer role at Cisco Systems, Inc. focuses on partnering with enterprise customers to design scalable AI architectures and guide production deployments. You will work closely with external customers and internal Product/Engineering teams to deliver reliable AI-powered platforms.

You will lead architecture discussions, build integrations and reusable tools, and create technical assets that support future deployments in fast-paced environments.