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Machine Learning Engineering Technical Leader

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2 days ago
San Jose, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$257k - $333k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable, production-grade systems for shared context, shared intent, and coordinated reasoning across distributed agents.
  • Own production software and machine learning systems from development through deployment and ongoing support.
  • Develop across the full technology stack in Python, from high-level agent logic to underlying systems and infrastructure.
  • Make technical decisions, develop hands-on solutions, and elevate engineers through technical leadership and mentorship.
  • Contribute to open-source codebases and participate in peer code reviews to maintain engineering standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years, master’s degree plus 8 years, or PhD plus 5 years of related experience.
  • At least 8 years of experience building and owning production software and machine learning systems through deployment and ongoing support.
  • Python development experience across the full technology stack, including agent logic, systems, and infrastructure.
  • Experience with LLMs and agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or AutoGen.
  • Experience working in open-source codebases and participating in peer code reviews.
  • Preferred experience with MCP, A2A, AGENTS.md, Linux Foundation or CNCF projects, and deep networking and security knowledge.

Benefits

  • Starting base salary range of $256,900.00 to $333,400.00 for U.S. and/or Canada locations, excluding incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance for eligible U.S. employees.
  • Paid holidays, floating holiday, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, personal wellness days, vacation or flexible vacation, sick time, family emergency leave, and optional volunteer days.
  • Eligibility for annual bonuses and Cisco restricted stock unit grants subject to applicable plans and continued employment.

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About Cisco

10,000+ employees

Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.

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