AI Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

21h•$180,900 - $317,100•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled AI Engineering Technical Leader to lead the deployment and management of Gen AI based applications and services, with a focus on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic AI. This role requires expertise in developing and supporting large-scale GenAI applications, with a strong emphasis on AI-first engineering. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in responsible AI practices, including toxicity screening and ensuring regulatory compliance across AI solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
3+ years hands-on experience in Gen AI engineering on production use cases.
Proficiency in software engineering best practices, design and development of containerized large-scale distributed applications, and use of DevOps and CI/CD tools.
Proficiency in Python programming language or similar.
Hands-on experience with Gen AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangSmith, AI operators, with proficiency in Python for AI operations.
Experience with vector databases, such as Weaviate, Pinecone, Milvus or similar.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
Experience with design and development of advanced Agentic AI workflows orchestration.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, scalable Generative AI frameworks for on-premise and cloud environments.
Architect secure workflows for end-to-end document processing, including ingestion, classification, retrieval, and automated fine-tuning pipelines.
Implement robust data security, encryption, and access control protocols to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
Integrate responsible AI practices, including toxicity screening, bias detection, and ethical auditing, to ensure safe and compliant model deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional, legal, and governance teams to maintain alignment with evolving privacy and security frameworks.
Monitor and maintain AI infrastructure with real-time alerting to ensure system stability and performance.
Stay current with advancements in Generative AI, document security, and ethical AI development to drive continuous infrastructure improvement.

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
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
annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)