Software Engineer - AI Software & Platform

About this role

Meet the team

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to join Cisco's AI Software and Platform organization. In

this role, you will design, build, and operate scalable, distributed AI platforms that power next-generation AI-driven

Products and services. You will take ownership of sophisticated technical initiatives and collaborate closely with

cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and highly available cloud-native solutions.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving large-scale distributed systems problems, building AI-enabled

Platforms, and driving technical innovation from design through production.

Your Impact

Software Development & Platform Engineering

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly scalable AI platform services and distributed microservices.

• Own end-to-end delivery of sophisticated product features from technical design through production deployment and

Operational support.

• Drive architecture and design discussions while ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.

• Build cloud-native services, REST/gRPC APIs, and event-driven architectures.

• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Build CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

• Troubleshoot production issues and improve observability.

AI Platform & Cloud Technologies

• Design and integrate AI platform capabilities using LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, and MCP.

• Build scalable AI orchestration pipelines.

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and contribute to platform architecture.

• Build AI-powered products used globally.

• Work on cutting-edge AI, cloud, distributed systems, and cybersecurity.

• Own high-impact initiatives from concept to production.

• Collaborate with world-class engineers and grow your technical expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 4–7 years of professional softwar...