Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Research Development • $186,200 PA - $203,100 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Cisco ThousandEyes is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join their AI/ML team. This role involves training, tuning, and evaluating Deep Learning, Machine Learning (AI/ML) Models, and Large Language Models. Responsibilities include data collection design, data engineering, feature engineering, and building evaluation frameworks. The engineer will work on large-scale AI/ML pipelines, focusing on tuning and evaluating LLMs and transformer-based models. The goal is to optimize networks for applications using a novel approach. Cisco encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and those who may not meet every single qualification.
Must have:
  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • Building and evaluating ML models
  • Proficient in crafting ML models (neural networks, transformers, LLMs)
  • Fluent in ML frameworks (SKLearn, XGBoost, PyTorch, Tensorflow)
  • Proficient in Python
Perks:
  • Quality medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Numerous wellbeing offerings
  • Twelve paid holidays
  • One floating holiday
  • Day off for birthday
  • Up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
  • Paid time away for critical/emergency issues
  • Additional paid time to volunteer
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job Details

Who We Are

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network – even the ones they don’t own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.

About The Role

The Application Window is expected to close on 3/10/25. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 

As a Senior AI Engineer on the AI/ML team, you will be responsible for training and tuning the models and performing model evaluations using Deep Learning  Machine Learning (AI/ML) Models, and Large Language Models. In this role, you will also be working on data collection design, data engineering, feature engineering, and eval frameworks. The size, diversity, and richness of our data are simply unmatched. The Internet is changing fast, and we are too. The objective of this initiative is to adopt a highly novel and ambitious approach for optimizing networks to better serve applications. 

What You’ll Do

You will work with a team of AI engineers to design, implement, and maintain large-scale AI/ML pipelines, including tuning and evaluating LLMs. You will be building evaluation frameworks and metrics and evaluating Deep Learning and transformer-based models and LLMs.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software development experience in building and evaluating ML models and delivering large-scale ML products. 
  • Proficient in crafting machine learning models, your expertise spans neural networks including transformer models, Large Language Models, decision trees, and other traditional machine learning models, translating conceptual ideas into actual solutions.
  • Fluent in some of these machine learning frameworks such as SKLearn, XGBoost, PyTorch, or Tensorflow, and can leverage code as a strategic tool to shape innovative solutions
  • You will be proficient in Python and will be able to transform abstract machine learning concepts into robust, efficient, and scalable solutions

Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That's why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential. We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy. We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you're interested in this work.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment 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 for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

US – COMPENSATION RANGE – MESSAGE TO APPLICANTS

186200 USD - 203100 USD

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S.:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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About The Company

The name ThousandEyes was born from two big ideas: the power to see things not ordinarily possible and the ability to collect insights from a multitude of vantage points. As organizations rely more on cloud services and the Internet, the network has become a black box they can't understand. ThousandEyes gives organizations visibility into the now borderless network, arming them with an accurate understanding of how the network impacts their applications, users and customers. ThousandEyes is used by some of the world's largest and fastest growing brands, including all of the top 5 global software companies, 5 of the top 6 US banks, and 45 of the Fortune 500.

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