AI Researcher

Cisco

AI Researcher focused on deploying large language models and enterprise-scale AI applications at Cisco. Researching, designing, and optimizing AI solutions to drive impact in AI community.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $160,100 - $239,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research, develop, and deploy advanced AI systems
Focus on large language models
Focus on agentic AI
Focus on multimodal learning
Focus on enterprise-scale AI applications
Design experiments and develop new methods
Turn research insights into impactful AI solutions
Write scientific articles for top-tier machine learning and AI conferences
Publish technical blog posts
Contribute to the open-source AI community

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors + 2 years of related experience, or Masters + 0 years
Strong experience with Python
Strong experience with PyTorch
Experience with production-grade software engineering practices
Familiarity with common AI/ML libraries
Experience with large language models, model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, inference, and optimization
Strong understanding of data pipelines
Strong understanding of model experimentation
Strong communication skills

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
16 days of paid vacation time per calendar year for non-exempt employees
flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off on hire date and each January 1st
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses for non-sales roles as per Cisco’s policies

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonPyTorchlarge language modelsmodel trainingfine-tuningevaluationinferenceoptimizationdata pipelinesmodel experimentation

Soft Skills

strong communication skills