Lead Machine Engineer Network platform/Assurance- Meraki

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Location: Area of InterestCompensation Range: 207700 USD - 264000 USDJob Type: ProfessionalField: AI or Artificial IntelligenceJob Id: 1440215About the roleWe, the data science team, are a growing group that works closely with executives and leaders across the company to support the business strategy. As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, you will use rigorous AI/ML methods to deliver value to our customers and enable data-driven product development. This role is ideal for someone hands-on, autonomous, and capable of driving technical efforts to build robust AI/ML solutions. If you enjoy applying data science skills to massive interconnected datasets with immediate business impact, this is the role for you!What You Will Do

• Define and implement the Cisco Network Platform data science team's AI/ML priorities in collaboration with product managers, AI architects, designers, user researchers, and engineering partners.
• Design and implement sophisticated models and architectures.
• Understand data and schemas to recommend data models, evaluation, and governance processes.
• Establish best practices for model integration and deployment using CI/CD principles.
• Evaluate AI model performance through rigorous testing, experimentation, and benchmarking.
• Resolve complex product and engineering challenges creatively.
• Influence architectural decisions focusing on security, scalability, and high performance.
• Collaborate across teams to define and build features within the product portfolio.
• Work with managers and teams to set objectives and key results.
• Supervise and set standards for team members' technical designs and coding quality.
• Mentor team members with technical guidance.What Skills You Possess
  • 8+ years of industry experience or relevant academic experience (Masters or PhD).
  • Proficiency in Python or Scala and SQL.
  • Experience designing large-scale machine learning frameworks and models.
  • Familiarity with data processing and ML libraries like Pandas, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, etc.
  • Experience deploying and monitoring scalable data and ML pipelines.
  • Knowledge of distributed computing engines (e.g., Apache Spark) and real-time data streaming (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis).
  • Experience with cloud-based AI/ML infrastructure (AWS preferred).
  • Knowledge of containerization (Docker), orchestration (K8s), and CI/CD tools (GitLab).
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail.Bonus Points For
    • Experience with GenAI frameworks like LangChain, Jarvis, Amazon Bedrock.
    • Experience maintaining scalable MLOps platforms and supporting production systems.
    • Experience in networking domain AI/ML applications.Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records on a case-by-case basis.We ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application and employment process. Please contact us for assistance.
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