Cisco · 1 day ago
Machine Learning Engineer
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expCisco, through its subsidiary Splunk, is dedicated to building a safer digital world with innovative AI solutions. The Machine Learning Engineer will implement features for GenAI services, maintain RAG pipelines, and contribute to multi-agent workflows, while ensuring responsible AI practices are followed.
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Responsibilities
Implement features for GenAI services and APIs that power chat assistants, and automation workflows across Splunk products
Help build and maintain RAG pipelines: retrieval orchestration, hybrid search, chunking & embeddings, and grounding with logs/events/metrics
Contribute to agentic and multi-agent workflows using frameworks like LangChain or LangGraph, integrating with MCP tools, internal APIs, and external systems
Develop and refine developer-facing SDKs, templates, and reference apps (primarily Python/TypeScript) that make it simple for other teams to compose tools, chains, and agents on top of it
Integrate with LangSmith or similar eval stacks to instrument prompts, capture traces, and run evaluations under the guidance of more senior engineers and scientists
Collaborate with product managers and UX to turn user stories into GenAI experiences, iterate based on feedback, and ship features that move customer and business metrics
Apply and advocate responsible AI practices in day-to-day work: grounding, guardrails, access controls, and human-in-the-loop flows
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating backend or distributed systems in production or 2+ years of experience with a Master's degree
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, or Java) and solid software design/debugging skills
Some hands-on experience with LLM APIs and ecosystems (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Bedrock, or OSS models such as Llama) and related production features
Familiarity with web APIs and microservices (REST/gRPC), including testing, deployment, and basic observability (logs/metrics)
Demonstrated ability to work end-to-end on features: collaborate on design, implement, write tests, help deploy, and iterate based on metrics or feedback
Preferred
Experience or strong interest in RAG systems and vector databases (Weaviate, Qdrant, Milvus, FAISS, etc.)
Exposure to agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or similar) and tool/agent orchestration patterns
Familiarity with LangSmith or similar evaluation platforms, or experience instrumenting prompts/pipelines for quality and debugging
Background contributing to platform or Developer experiences capabilities: internal libraries, SDKs, templates, or shared components that other engineers use
Experience with full-stack development for GenAI interfaces (React/TypeScript), including prompt UX or conversation flows, is a plus
Understanding basic AI safety and governance concepts (guardrails, data privacy, RBAC) and how they apply in an enterprise environment
Strong communication skills and a growth mindset, comfortable asking questions, giving/receiving feedback, and learning from more senior teammates
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away may be requested
10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
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