Cisco
Data Engineering Technical Leader - CX AI
$166K–$308K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a Masters degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or a Masters degree.
About the job
Leads the architecture and hands-on development of a cloud-native data platform, pipelines, and backend services for real-time CX analytics and AI/ML applications.
What you'll do
- Architect and build scalable data platforms, backend services, and batch and streaming pipelines.
- Set standards for data quality, modeling, observability, APIs, and CI/CD.
- Lead design and code reviews, mentor engineers, and coordinate technical work across teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, or a Masters degree with 6+ years of related experience.
- Python and SQL experience, plus backend development in a language such as Go, Java, Node.js, or Rust.
- Experience designing REST or GraphQL APIs and working with relational or NoSQL databases.
- Experience with distributed messaging/streaming, modern data platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments.
Nice to have
- Expertise in large-scale ingestion, CDC, and multi-source ETL/ELT.
- Experience with semantic models, feature stores, data observability, AI-assisted development tools, or AIOps.
Pay
$186,900.00 to $267,700.00 USD base salary; $186,900.00 - $307,800.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $166,300.00 - $274,100.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
Python, SQL, Go, Java, Node.js, Rust, Snowflake, Databricks
AI focus
Builds AI-ready data foundations for downstream AI/ML, predictive modeling, and generative AI/LLM applications; preferred experience includes AI-assisted development tools and AIOps.
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