AI Software Engineering (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

43d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Cisco's Foundation AI team and be at the forefront of AI and Security innovation. Here, you will solve ever-evolving challenges and leverage the dynamic AI landscape to craft solutions that transform the cybersecurity industry! As an AI Researcher on this team, you will create novel threat intelligence from open source and open weight AI supply chain sources. Our team has been featured publicly, and is making every security product at Cisco AI aware. As part of this team, you will have the chance to create and use ground breaking models and algorithms around AI for security. You'll gain deep expertise in the fields of both AI and security, engaging with all facets of generative AI techniques and their deployment in production environments. You will collaborate with a talented team of researchers, engineers, and security experts, and play a pivotal role in developing groundbreaking AI solutions. Shape the future of AI for Security with us and make an enduring impact on AI adoption across the world!

Requirements

A PhD in computer science, or related fields or Master's with 2 years of related industry experience, or Bachelor's with 4 years of related industry experience
Software engineering experience in programming languages such as Python or Golang
Experience in ML concepts like bias and variance, supervised & unsupervised learning, Generative AI

Nice To Haves

Experience developing software for a security/identity/privacy product
Experience deploying workloads in a cloud environment: GCP, Azure, AWS
Experience with Kubernetes
Familiar with traditional ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, FastAI etc.
Familiar with or interested in developing proof-of-concept exploits for new or theoretical attacks
Experience reading papers in AI/ML and/or security and translating to prototype systems
Comfortable with fast iterative style development in an environment that requires autonomous thinking, risk taking and bias for action
Ability to use the latest GenAI technologies and creative prompting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Track and analyze emerging AI systems, focusing on applications and environments related to security and safety
Develop a platform for AI intelligence gathering, data collection, model fine tuning, evaluation and other AI related needs
Work on purpose-built security foundational models
Author blog posts, white papers, or research papers related to emerging threats in AI security
Collaborate with cross-functional teams of researchers and engineers to translate research ideas into product features. You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to our overall machine learning culture as an early member of the team.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
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
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.