Software Engineer - AI Platforms

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Apache Kafka, AWS, Azure, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Infrastructure as code, Java Programming, Python Programming, REDIS, SaaS, Streaming APIs

Job Description

The Cisco Security AI team delivers AI products and platform for all Cisco secure products and portfolios so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most vital aspects of your business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplify security with zero compromise using AI and Machine Learning.

Who You Are

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to assume a leadership role in developing and maintaining APIs for our AI platform. As a Technical Lead, you will collaborate closely with disparate teams, providing technical expertise, and leading initiatives to enhance our AI platform's capabilities. Your deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, cloud infrastructure, and your passion for AI and machine learning will be instrumental in guiding our team to success.

What You Will Do

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership by guiding and mentoring a team of Software Engineers, driving technical excellence in API development and cloud deployment.

• API Development: Design, develop, and maintain APIs that expose AI capabilities to various teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of use.

• AI Integration: Collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to seamlessly integrate AI models and algorithms into the platform, making them accessible through the APIs.

• Kubernetes Expertise: Leverage your experience with Kubernetes to architect and optimize deployment and orchestration of AI services in containerized environments.

• Cloud Infrastructure Deployment: Lead the deployment and management of AI services on cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure for scalability, security, and cost optimization.

• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in the AI platform, optimizing response times and resource utilization.

• Monitoring and Logging: Implement robust monitoring and logging solutions to track the performance and health of deployed AI services, enabling issue resolution.

• Security Compliance: Ensure that AI services and APIs meet security and compliance standards, collaborating closely with security teams to implement necessary measures.

• Documentation: Build clear and comprehensive documentation for APIs, deployment processes enabling teams to use the platform effectively.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer with a strong background in building SaaS services at scale with API first design and demonstrated technical leadership skills.
• 3+ year’s experience writing code in Python, Java, Go and/or C/C++.
• 2+ years’ experience developing distributed systems and implementing them using Kafka, Redis or similar.
• BA / BS degree with 3+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts and the ability to collaborate effectively with data scientists and AI engineers.
• Experience developing cloud infrastructure services such as AWS, Google Cloud and/or Azure.
• Experience using Kubernetes architecture.
• Experience using Docker platform delivery tool or similar.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards.

Why Cisco Secure

WeAreCisco, where each person is unique. We bring our talents to work as a team each day, helping power an inclusive future for all. Get to know us!

We’re global, we’re adaptable, we’re diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we’re missing is YOU.

Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin and we know we’re better together, that’s why we’re dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.

We’re proud to be the Best Security Company in 2021 with the Best Authentication Technology and the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution in 2022 by SC Media. Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we’re excited to see the new heights we’ll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up!

What else can you expect? An ongoing investment in your growth—that’s why we offer many employee resource groups (called Inclusive Communities), mentorship programs, and hundreds of learning resources to consistently level up your experience and explore your interests. Because when you succeed, we succeed!

Cisco Secure offers an environment that combines cool, technology with some of the brightest, most diverse set of people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. - Chief of Staff, Engineering