Data Engineering Technical Leader, CX AI

Cisco

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$186,900–$267,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Data Engineering Technical Leader, CX AI

The Data Engineering Technical Leader - CX AI joins the Customer Experience organization to serve as the architectural and technical authority for a next-generation cloud-native data platform. This role involves building distributed data pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and backend services to power real-time analytics and AI-ready data foundations. You will design robust batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines, establish standards for data modeling and observability, and mentor engineering pods. Key technologies include Python, SQL, Go, Java, Node.js, and Rust, alongside databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL. You will utilize Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and AWS Redshift while managing distributed messaging via Apache Kafka or AWS SQS/SNS. The work focuses on solving high-throughput ingestion and providing reliable data for predictive and generative AI applications.

What you'll do

  • Architect and build scalable cloud-native backend services and data platforms for high-throughput ingestion and real-time analytics.
  • Design robust batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines using event-driven flows, Change Data Capture, and lakehouse architectures.
  • Establish enterprise standards for data modeling, semantic layers, schema governance, and real-time telemetry/alerting.
  • Define high-performance API contracts using REST or GraphQL to expose trusted datasets for self-service reporting and AI applications.
  • Drive CI/CD automation and conduct code and design reviews to ensure high-quality technical execution.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level data engineers while coordinating technical dependencies across platform, security, and product teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of related experience.
  • Experience in Python and SQL for data engineering, automation, and transformation.
  • Backend development experience in languages such as Go, Java, Node.js, or Rust.
  • Experience designing REST or GraphQL APIs and working with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience implementing distributed messaging and streaming systems using Apache Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, or comparable technologies.
  • Experience building and optimizing data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, AWS Redshift, or similar.
  • Experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.
  • Expertise in large-scale data ingestion, CDC, and multi-source ETL/ELT across APIs, databases, and object storage (preferred).

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