Who you will work withCisco is transforming its platforms to run the next generation of cloudnative and multicloud services This team builds tools and platforms that enable engineers to procure manage and optimize cloud infrastructure at scale across hybrid environments While we work closely with infrastructure and platform operations solving complex problems through software engineering is at our core This role offers the chance to operate as a senior technical leader for software and AIfirst platform transformation Who you AreYou are a senior software engineer with deep technical breadth across architecture software development and operations You lead through both execution and influence shaping technical direction while enabling teams to deliver highimpact outcomes You have substantial experience applying AI and machine learning to enterprise software and platform operations and can guide adoption patterns that are scalable secure and measurable What youll DoAs a Software Engineer you will lead strategic platform automation and userfacing capabilities that improve reliability scalability and developer experience across Cisco IT cloud services This role includes leading AIenabled capabilities including assistant or agentdriven workflows intentbased interactions and MLenabled operational intelligence You will drive major initiatives from concept through operation partnering across product platform and engineering organizations ResponsibilitiesLead development of complex software capabilities that improve cloud platform reliability scalability security and operational efficiency in a DevOps model Define and implement AIenabled platform patterns that improve user journeys and operational outcomes across services Architect and guide implementation of cloudnative microservices and APIs in Kubernetesbased environments Drive crossorganizational technical planning architecture alignment and delivery execution Apply LLM ML frameworks for example LangChain LangGraph PyTorch or TensorFlow to enterprisescale production use cases Lead improvements in observability resiliency engineering and automation strategy Establish high standards for CI CD code quality release reliability and secure engineering practices Lead productionreadiness incident learning and longterm reliability programs Mentor and develop engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams Minimum QualificationsBachelors degree in computer science computer engineering electrical engineering or equivalent experience MS preferred 9 years of software development experience with Python and or Go in enterprise cloud environments Deep experience in cloudnative architecture APIs microservices and platform automation Strong experience with Kubernetes containers CI CD and DevOps SREaligned operating models Proven experience delivering AI MLenabled capabilities in production and scaling adoption across teams Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL data platforms and distributed systems concerns Demonstrated technical leadership communication and crossfunctional influence Preferred QualificationsExperience defining AI strategy and implementation standards for platform engineering organizations Experience with hybrid cloud platforms and enterprisescale infrastructure services Deep expertise in observability reliability engineering and operational excellence practices Experience with Infrastructure as Code policy governance and secure software supply chains Strong track record of mentorship talent development and technical community leadership Why Cisco At Cisco were revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond Weve 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 youll 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