Lead the Cisco Security AI platform by building and operating APIs that make AI capabilities accessible across Cisco teams. This onsite role in Atlanta, GA blends technical leadership with hands-on engineering, including cloud deployment on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will guide a team of Software Engineers, drive technical excellence in API development, and partner with data scientists and AI engineers to integrate AI models and algorithms into production services.
What You’ll Do
- Provide technical leadership by guiding and mentoring a team of Software Engineers, with a focus on API development and cloud deployment quality.
- Design, develop, and maintain APIs that expose AI capabilities to multiple teams, supporting scalability, reliability, and ease of use.
- Collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to integrate AI models into the platform and make them available through APIs.
- Use your experience with Kubernetes to architect and optimize deployment and orchestration for containerized AI services.
- Lead deployment and management of AI services on cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure for scalability, security, and cost optimization.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks by optimizing response time and resource utilization across the AI platform.
- Implement robust monitoring and logging to track AI service performance and health, enabling efficient issue resolution.
- Ensure AI services and APIs meet security and compliance standards by working closely with security teams.
- Create clear, comprehensive documentation for APIs and deployment processes so teams can use the platform effectively.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer, with strong SaaS experience at scale and API-first design, plus demonstrated technical leadership.
- 5+ years of coding experience in Python, Java, Go and/or C/C++.
- BA/BS with 4+ years of experience or MS with 2+ years of experience as a software development engineer.
Helpful Skills
- Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts and the ability to collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers.
- Experience delivering with Docker platform tools (or similar).
- Experience building distributed systems using Kafka, Redis or similar.
- Experience developing cloud infrastructure services on AWS, Google Cloud, and/or Azure.
- Experience using Kubernetes architecture.
- Knowledge of security and compliance standards.
Technologies You’ll Work With
Python, Java, Go, C/C++, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Docker, Kafka, Redis
Benefits and Time Off
- Quality medical, dental, and vision insurance (U.S. employees)
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Wellbeing offerings
- Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year (including one floating holiday, plus a day off for your birthday)
- Accrue up to 20 days of PTO each year
- Paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without using PTO
- Additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Sales plan roles may include performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary
About the Team
The Cisco Security AI team delivers AI products and a platform for Cisco secure products and portfolios, helping businesses defend against threats with security resilience. The team focuses on using AI and Machine Learning to simplify security without compromise.
Compensation Details
Salary range: USD 150,900 - 222,200 per year. The posted range reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, excluding equity and benefits. For non-sales roles, the hiring range reflects base salary only; employees may be eligible for annual bonuses.
Location: Atlanta, GA (onsite)
Experience: 5+ years
Education: BA/BS (4+ years) or MS (2+ years)
