Cisco
Lead Backend Engineer, Studio (Hybrid)
$166K–$308K
Milpitas, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree + 8 years, or Master’s degree + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years of related experience; also requires 5+ years of professional programming experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Master’s degree, or PhD.
About the job
Leads architecture and development of scalable backend infrastructure for Cisco’s AI products, turning AI research and strategies into production-grade systems for enterprise use.
What you'll do
- Architect and develop scalable backend platform technologies and AI/ML infrastructure.
- Lead cross-functional efforts to build, validate, and deploy AI-powered networking and security solutions.
- Resolve complex technical challenges and communicate engineering strategy to stakeholders and senior leadership.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science + 8 years of related experience, or Master’s degree + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience.
- Experience building and scaling backend platforms in a production environment.
- 5+ years of professional programming experience using Python and/or Go.
- Experience deploying and managing services on AWS, Azure, or GCP; prior experience with containerization technologies and microservices architectures.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating and building with Generative AI technologies and LLM frameworks.
- Understanding of modern AI tools, ML methodologies, and data pipelines; experience mentoring teams and leading cross-functional initiatives.
Pay
$186,900.00 to $267,700.00 USD base salary; $186,900.00 - $307,800.00 USD base salary; $166,300.00 - $274,100.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Go, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
AI focus
Builds AI/ML infrastructure and AI-powered networking and security solutions, translating AI research and strategies into production systems; preferred work includes Generative AI and LLM frameworks.
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