Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer Job at Cisco Systems in San Francisco
Cisco Systems, San Francisco, CA, United States
Meet the Team
Join the engineering team building the intelligent backbone of Splunk Observability Cloud. We are committed to leveraging the latest advancements in data science and machine learning to unlock unprecedented value from massive volumes of telemetry—metrics, traces, and logs—at petabyte scale. This role involves researching, developing, and deploying core analytical components focused on streaming anomaly detection, predictive intelligence, and automated root‑cause analysis. If you thrive on the challenge of building enterprise‑grade, scalable ML systems and applying sophisticated techniques to complex, high‑impact problems, you will be instrumental in delivering the full‑stack, real‑time answers and automation required for our customers to achieve true digital resilience across any cloud‑native or hybrid environment.
Your Impact
Lead the design, development, and evolution of Agentic platforms and machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, prediction
Apply the latest Generative AI and Agentic AI to enable AI features in Splunk Observability
Collaborate across engineering and product teams to establish robust frameworks for evaluating AI systems’ trustworthiness and resilience.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team, establishing leading practices for development, testing, and artifact management.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in computer science or related field and 10+ years of software engineering experience, or bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience.
Experience designing and building scalable cloud‑based systems (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
Proven experience in technical leadership, architecture design, and end‑to‑end feature ownership in AI/ML or platform domains.
Experience with API design and frameworks (e.g. OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, REST, etc.)
Prior working experience in delivering RAG and Agentic products into production.
Expert at using vibe coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) is a must.
Up To Date knowledge on the latest Agentic and Generative AI industry trend and framework.
Preferred Qualifications
Exceptional problem‑solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex requirements and propose effective solutions.
Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWS environment with cloud native solutions.
Experience monitoring and analyzing metrics, trace, span, and log content.
Background in observability, generative AI, or model robustness.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non‑exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full‑time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota‑based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non‑quota‑based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$210,600.00 - $350,800.00
Non‑Metro New York state & Washington state:
$189,300.00 - $312,200.00
For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
Cisco is an Affirnative 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.
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In Summary: Join the engineering team building the intelligent backbone of Splunk Observability Cloud . Lead the design, development, and evolution of Agentic platforms and machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, prediction and predictive intelligence . The starting salary range for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 .
En Español: Unirse al equipo de ingeniería que construye la espina dorsal inteligente de Splunk Observability Cloud. Estamos comprometidos a aprovechar los últimos avances en ciencia de datos y aprendizaje automático para desbloquear un valor sin precedentes de grandes volúmenes de telemetría, métricas, rastros y registros a escala de petabytes. Esta función implica investigar, desarrollar e implementar componentes analíticos centrales centrados en la detección de anomalías de transmisión, inteligencia predictiva y análisis automatizado de causas raíz. Si se aprovecha el reto de construir sistemas de aprendizaje automático escalables a nivel empresarial y aplicar técnicas sofisticadas a problemas complejos y de alto impacto, será fundamental para ofrecer las respuestas completas en tiempo real y la automatización necesarias para que nuestros clientes logren una verdadera resiliencia digital en cualquier entorno nativo o híbrido. Su Impacto Lidere el diseño, desarrollo y evolución de plataformas Agentic y algoritmos de aprendizado automático para detección de anomalías, predicción Aplique la última IA generativa y AI agencial para permitir funciones de IA en Splunk Observability Colaborar con equipos de ingeniería y productos para establecer marcos sólidos para evaluar la fiabilidad y resistencia de los sistemas. Proporcione liderazgo técnico y tutoría al equipo, estableciendo prácticas líderes para el desarrollo, pruebas y gestión de artefactos. Los títulos mínimos de maestría en programas informáticos o en tecnología Azure incluyen 10 años de experiencia en diseño de software y arquitectura basada en la nube (expérienza) O experiencia profesional en la construcción de sistemas de inteligencia artificial avanzada (e.g., Proyectur/a). OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, REST, etc.) Experiencia laboral previa en la entrega de productos RAG y Agentic a la producción. Experto en el uso de herramientas de codificación vibe (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) es una necesidad. Conocimiento actualizado sobre las últimas tendencias y marcos de la industria de IA agencial y generativa. Calificaciones preferidas Habilidades excepcionales para resolver problemas con capacidad de analizar requisitos complejos y proponer soluciones eficaces. experiencia en el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de aplicaciones en entorno AWS con soluciones nativas en la nube. experiencia de monitoreo y análisis de métricas, rastreo, seguimiento y contenido de registro. Antecedentes en observabilidad, AI generacional o robustez de modelos. ¿Por qué? En Cisco estamos revolucionando cómo crear profundidad de datos y conectar y proteger organizaciones en la era Y sin ánimo de lucro. Hemos trabajado durante 40 años innovando con los expertos de Cisco para construir soluciones digitales e integrar nuestras infraestructuras a escala global, así como creamos oportunidades para que nuestros clientes puedan experimentar y desarrollar tecnologías físicas y tecnológicas. Debido a que nuestras soluciones están en todas partes, nuestro impacto está en todos lados. Somos Cisco y nuestra potencia comienza con usted. Mensaje para los solicitantes que soliciten trabajo en Estados Unidos y/o Canadá: El rango salarial inicial publicado para este puesto es de $ 210,600.00 a $ 305,100.00 y refleja el rango salariales proyectado para nuevos contratados en esta posición en lugares de EE.UU. y / o Canadá, sin incluir compensación por incentivos*, equidad o beneficios. La remuneración individual se determina por la ubicación del candidato para contratar, las condiciones del mercado, el conjunto de habilidades relacionadas con el empleo, experiencia, calificaciones, educación, certificaciones y/u capacitación. Los empleados son elegibles para vacaciones remuneradas tal como se describe a continuación, con sujeción a las políticas de Cisco: 10 días libres pagados por año civil completo, más 1 día libre flotante para los empleados no exentos; un día libre pagado por el cumpleaños del empleado; una fecha de cierre de vacaciones pagada al final del año; y 4 días libres por bienestar personal determinados por Cisco. Para el pago de incentivos basado en cuotas, Cisco suele pagar lo siguiente: 0,75% del objetivo de incentivo para cada 1% de la obtención de ingresos hasta 50% de la cuota; 1,5% del objetivo del incentivo por cada 1% entre 50% y 75% de los resultados alcanzados; 1% del objetivos de incentivación para cada1% de las obtenciones comprendidas entre 75% y 100%; y Una vez que el rendimiento supere el 100% de los datos alcanzados, las tasas de incentivas se encuentran a un nivel o superior al 1% de cada 1% del resultado sin límite de compensación. Los planes de ventas de Cisco no tienen un umbral mínimo del rendimiento para la compensación por incentivos a las ventas que se pague. Las franjas salariales completas aplicables para este puesto, según el estado específico, se enumeran a continuación: Área metropolitana de Nueva York: $210,600.00 - $350,800. No-Metro Estado de New York y estado de Washington: $189,300.00 - $312,200.00 Para los roles de venta basados en cuotas en el plan de ventes de Cisco , los rangos proporcionados en esta publicación incluyen la remuneración básica y la indemnización de incentivo al objetivo de vendas combinada. ** Los empleados en Illinois, ya sean exentos o no exentos, participarán en un programa de tiempo libre único para cumplir con los requisitos locales.
Join the engineering team building the intelligent backbone of Splunk Observability Cloud. We are committed to leveraging the latest advancements in data science and machine learning to unlock unprecedented value from massive volumes of telemetry—metrics, traces, and logs—at petabyte scale. This role involves researching, developing, and deploying core analytical components focused on streaming anomaly detection, predictive intelligence, and automated root‑cause analysis. If you thrive on the challenge of building enterprise‑grade, scalable ML systems and applying sophisticated techniques to complex, high‑impact problems, you will be instrumental in delivering the full‑stack, real‑time answers and automation required for our customers to achieve true digital resilience across any cloud‑native or hybrid environment.
Your Impact
Lead the design, development, and evolution of Agentic platforms and machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, prediction
Apply the latest Generative AI and Agentic AI to enable AI features in Splunk Observability
Collaborate across engineering and product teams to establish robust frameworks for evaluating AI systems’ trustworthiness and resilience.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team, establishing leading practices for development, testing, and artifact management.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in computer science or related field and 10+ years of software engineering experience, or bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience.
Experience designing and building scalable cloud‑based systems (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
Proven experience in technical leadership, architecture design, and end‑to‑end feature ownership in AI/ML or platform domains.
Experience with API design and frameworks (e.g. OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, REST, etc.)
Prior working experience in delivering RAG and Agentic products into production.
Expert at using vibe coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) is a must.
Up To Date knowledge on the latest Agentic and Generative AI industry trend and framework.
Preferred Qualifications
Exceptional problem‑solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex requirements and propose effective solutions.
Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWS environment with cloud native solutions.
Experience monitoring and analyzing metrics, trace, span, and log content.
Background in observability, generative AI, or model robustness.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non‑exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full‑time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota‑based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non‑quota‑based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$210,600.00 - $350,800.00
Non‑Metro New York state & Washington state:
$189,300.00 - $312,200.00
For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
Cisco is an Affirnative 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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
In Summary: Join the engineering team building the intelligent backbone of Splunk Observability Cloud . Lead the design, development, and evolution of Agentic platforms and machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, prediction and predictive intelligence . The starting salary range for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 .
En Español: Unirse al equipo de ingeniería que construye la espina dorsal inteligente de Splunk Observability Cloud. Estamos comprometidos a aprovechar los últimos avances en ciencia de datos y aprendizaje automático para desbloquear un valor sin precedentes de grandes volúmenes de telemetría, métricas, rastros y registros a escala de petabytes. Esta función implica investigar, desarrollar e implementar componentes analíticos centrales centrados en la detección de anomalías de transmisión, inteligencia predictiva y análisis automatizado de causas raíz. Si se aprovecha el reto de construir sistemas de aprendizaje automático escalables a nivel empresarial y aplicar técnicas sofisticadas a problemas complejos y de alto impacto, será fundamental para ofrecer las respuestas completas en tiempo real y la automatización necesarias para que nuestros clientes logren una verdadera resiliencia digital en cualquier entorno nativo o híbrido. Su Impacto Lidere el diseño, desarrollo y evolución de plataformas Agentic y algoritmos de aprendizado automático para detección de anomalías, predicción Aplique la última IA generativa y AI agencial para permitir funciones de IA en Splunk Observability Colaborar con equipos de ingeniería y productos para establecer marcos sólidos para evaluar la fiabilidad y resistencia de los sistemas. Proporcione liderazgo técnico y tutoría al equipo, estableciendo prácticas líderes para el desarrollo, pruebas y gestión de artefactos. Los títulos mínimos de maestría en programas informáticos o en tecnología Azure incluyen 10 años de experiencia en diseño de software y arquitectura basada en la nube (expérienza) O experiencia profesional en la construcción de sistemas de inteligencia artificial avanzada (e.g., Proyectur/a). OpenAPI, GraphQL, gRPC, REST, etc.) Experiencia laboral previa en la entrega de productos RAG y Agentic a la producción. Experto en el uso de herramientas de codificación vibe (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor) es una necesidad. Conocimiento actualizado sobre las últimas tendencias y marcos de la industria de IA agencial y generativa. Calificaciones preferidas Habilidades excepcionales para resolver problemas con capacidad de analizar requisitos complejos y proponer soluciones eficaces. experiencia en el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de aplicaciones en entorno AWS con soluciones nativas en la nube. experiencia de monitoreo y análisis de métricas, rastreo, seguimiento y contenido de registro. Antecedentes en observabilidad, AI generacional o robustez de modelos. ¿Por qué? En Cisco estamos revolucionando cómo crear profundidad de datos y conectar y proteger organizaciones en la era Y sin ánimo de lucro. Hemos trabajado durante 40 años innovando con los expertos de Cisco para construir soluciones digitales e integrar nuestras infraestructuras a escala global, así como creamos oportunidades para que nuestros clientes puedan experimentar y desarrollar tecnologías físicas y tecnológicas. Debido a que nuestras soluciones están en todas partes, nuestro impacto está en todos lados. Somos Cisco y nuestra potencia comienza con usted. Mensaje para los solicitantes que soliciten trabajo en Estados Unidos y/o Canadá: El rango salarial inicial publicado para este puesto es de $ 210,600.00 a $ 305,100.00 y refleja el rango salariales proyectado para nuevos contratados en esta posición en lugares de EE.UU. y / o Canadá, sin incluir compensación por incentivos*, equidad o beneficios. La remuneración individual se determina por la ubicación del candidato para contratar, las condiciones del mercado, el conjunto de habilidades relacionadas con el empleo, experiencia, calificaciones, educación, certificaciones y/u capacitación. Los empleados son elegibles para vacaciones remuneradas tal como se describe a continuación, con sujeción a las políticas de Cisco: 10 días libres pagados por año civil completo, más 1 día libre flotante para los empleados no exentos; un día libre pagado por el cumpleaños del empleado; una fecha de cierre de vacaciones pagada al final del año; y 4 días libres por bienestar personal determinados por Cisco. Para el pago de incentivos basado en cuotas, Cisco suele pagar lo siguiente: 0,75% del objetivo de incentivo para cada 1% de la obtención de ingresos hasta 50% de la cuota; 1,5% del objetivo del incentivo por cada 1% entre 50% y 75% de los resultados alcanzados; 1% del objetivos de incentivación para cada1% de las obtenciones comprendidas entre 75% y 100%; y Una vez que el rendimiento supere el 100% de los datos alcanzados, las tasas de incentivas se encuentran a un nivel o superior al 1% de cada 1% del resultado sin límite de compensación. Los planes de ventas de Cisco no tienen un umbral mínimo del rendimiento para la compensación por incentivos a las ventas que se pague. Las franjas salariales completas aplicables para este puesto, según el estado específico, se enumeran a continuación: Área metropolitana de Nueva York: $210,600.00 - $350,800. No-Metro Estado de New York y estado de Washington: $189,300.00 - $312,200.00 Para los roles de venta basados en cuotas en el plan de ventes de Cisco , los rangos proporcionados en esta publicación incluyen la remuneración básica y la indemnización de incentivo al objetivo de vendas combinada. ** Los empleados en Illinois, ya sean exentos o no exentos, participarán en un programa de tiempo libre único para cumplir con los requisitos locales.