Senior AI Research Engineer – Agentic

Cisco

Designing and developing sophisticated AI workflows leveraging LLM models at Cisco. Collaborating across teams to validate and accelerate AI adoption globally.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $177,600 - $236,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop sophisticated agentic workflows leveraging state-of-the-art LLM models and emerging frameworks to automate complex reasoning tasks
Rapidly prototype new AI features, transforming research concepts into functional demos using AI-native tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code
Evaluate and integrate the latest advancements in AI—including Autonomous and Deep Agents—to ensure our platform remains an industry leader
Collaborate across teams to validate research prototypes, ensuring alignment with Cisco’s security and scalability standards
Accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise by creating reusable agentic patterns and tools that empower teams globally

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 4+ years of software engineering experience, OR bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience
Proven experience designing and building scalable, cloud-based systems (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Senior-level Python development skills and deep experience with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph
Hands-on experience integrating and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) from providers such as OpenAI or Gemini
Demonstrated experience building and testing autonomous systems or multi-step agentic workflows
Strong background in prompt engineering and the ability to translate research-level AI concepts into functional, production-quality code

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 per full calendar year
flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pythoncloud-based systemsLarge Language Modelsorchestration frameworksprompt engineeringAI feature prototypingagentic workflowsautonomous systemsDeep AgentsAI-native tools

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingresearch validationteam empowerment

Certifications

Master’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Science