Data Scientist / Software Engineer
Cisco
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Massachusetts • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $146,700 - $214,800 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design, build, and deploy ML models using production test data to predict optical module performance and identify potential failures before they occur
- Apply rigorous statistical methods to validate model performance
- Extract complex datasets from production databases using SQL queries and manage the transformation of that data into a format ready for ML model training
- Perform data hygiene, normalization, and feature engineering on manufacturing data to ensure high-quality inputs for ML training
- Implement LLM-based solutions to analyze and summarize complex manufacturing line performance statistics
- Develop automated tools that assist project planning personnel to make key supply chain decisions
- Work closely with hardware, product, and project engineering teams to understand the optical module production process and ensure solutions meet defined technical requirements and deliver tangible business impact
- Stay current with AI/ML developments and integrate relevant advancements into ongoing projects and technical plans
Requirements
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience
- 3+ years of experience developing and deploying ML models
- Proficient in Python and at least one major ML framework (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
- Experience with LLMs and Generative AI (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs)
- Experience with SQL and data transformation
- Up to date on the latest AI/ML trends (e.g., Foundation Models, Diffusion Models, AutoML)
- Experience in data cleaning, normalization, and feature engineering
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis and model validation
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 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 for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and annually
- Additional paid time away for family emergencies
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningPythonTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnSQLdata transformationdata cleaningnormalizationfeature engineering