Cisco is looking to solve the problem of building next-generation AI/ML solutions, specifically focusing on developing and implementing cutting-edge generative AI applications using the latest large language models.
Requirements
- Backend development skills in Go or Python
- Understanding of LLM infrastructure and optimization strategies
- Practical experience with model building and AI or LLM tasks
- Experience with inference engines such as vLLM, Triton, or TorchServe
- Knowledge of GPU architecture, optimization techniques, distributed systems, and asynchronous programming models
- Familiarity with agent frameworks and cloud-native platforms
- Experience with cybersecurity principles and Python programming, including common AI libraries
Responsibilities
- Dive into the development and implementation of cutting-edge generative AI applications using the latest large language models
- Optimizing neural networks for natural language processing and machine perception
- Drawing on a toolkit that includes convolutional and transformer-based models, student-teacher frameworks, distillation, and generative adversarial networks (GANs)
- Performance, scalability, and reliability are front and center as models are trained, fine-tuned, and put through their paces for real-world deployment
- Collaborate with skilled colleagues across platform, security, release engineering, and support teams to deliver high-impact products and ensure their perfect operation
- Gather and prep data, design custom layers, and automate model deployment
- Experimentation with new technologies and ongoing learning are always encouraged
Other
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program with 2 years of relevant experience, or currently enrolled in a graduate degree program with 0 years of relevant experience
- Relevant fields include: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or a related program
- 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
