Senior AI Research, Agentic Engineer

Cisco

AI Engineer designing and developing AI workflows and prototypes for Cisco's Enterprise AI team. Collaborating across teams to ensure security and scalability in AI solutions.

Posted 5/1/2026full-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.
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.
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
a 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 determined by Cisco
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
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonLarge Language Models (LLMs)cloud-based systemsorchestration frameworksLangChainLangGraphprompt engineeringautonomous systemsagentic workflowsAI feature prototyping

Soft Skills

collaborationvalidationalignmentempowerment

Certifications

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