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Sr. AI/ML Machine Learning Engineer - CX

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6 days ago
San Jose, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$203k - $259k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop AI/ML-based services in collaboration with product management and engineering teams.
  • Analyze data and develop, validate, deploy, and optimize machine learning models.
  • Build and fine-tune model architectures for natural language and perception-based tasks.
  • Apply transformer architectures, distillation, reinforcement learning, and other model optimization techniques.
  • Train and fine-tune large and small language models for domain- and task-specific applications.
  • Develop and deploy responsible, safe, and explainable AI agents and applications.
  • Contribute to AI model development and deployment best practices while monitoring emerging technologies and research.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, statistics, or a related field with 6+ years of software engineering experience, or a related master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
  • Experience with Python, Java, or C++ and machine learning model development, training, and deployment.
  • Experience building enterprise-grade AI agents and agentic workflows.
  • Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, and data manipulation tools.
  • Experience developing large language models, natural language processing, or generative AI solutions.
  • Preferred experience with small language model development, Cisco networking and security technologies, network automation, AI-based anomaly detection, AI-driven DevOps automation, model observability, edge computing, and AI cloud platforms.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and technical documentation skills.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
  • Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
  • Paid holidays, a floating holiday, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, personal wellness days, vacation or flexible time off, sick time, and family emergency leave.
  • Optional paid volunteer time is available for up to 10 days per year.

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Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.

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