Distinguished Engineer - Chief Architect

Cisco

Actively hiring
Remote (Usa-San Jose, US) Posted 37 days ago $273,200$384,800 / year

At a glance

AI generated

TL;DR

As a Principal Architect on Cisco’s AI Platforms and Enablement team, you will lead the long-term architectural vision for CIRCUIT, an enterprise AI platform designed to enhance productivity through intelligent workflows. Your daily responsibilities include resolving complex technical challenges, ensuring seamless integration of new ideas into production-ready features, and driving alignment across various engineering pillars and business units. You will leverage expertise in generative AI, LLMs, multi-agent systems, and RAG to innovate and scale enterprise solutions securely and efficiently. This role requires deep knowledge of distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and experience with platforms like GCP, AWS, and Azure. Ideal candidates have a track record of architectural influence through patents, publications, and mentorship in high-velocity environments, contributing significantly to the technical maturity of their teams.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes Docker AWS GCP Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch Terraform LLM Generative AI RAG Multi-Agent Systems Enterprise Search Data Integration Developer Platforms

What you'll do

  • Define long-term architecture for Cisco’s enterprise AI platform.
  • Lead resolution of complex technical challenges and set architectural principles.
  • Convert advanced technical inventions into production-ready platform capabilities.
  • Serve as primary architectural bridge across multiple engineering teams and business units.
  • Explore emerging areas in AI, evaluate feasibility, and guide adoption.
  • Represent Cisco as a recognized authority in enterprise AI to external stakeholders.
  • Elevate technical maturity through mentorship, reviews, standards setting, and guidance.

What we're looking for

  • Over 17 years of experience in software engineering, technical architecture, distributed systems, AI/ML, or platform engineering.
  • Proven ability to define and drive technical strategy across multiple organizations and business domains.
  • Strong background leading complex, multi-functional technical initiatives from concept through production.
  • Demonstrated history of architectural influence through standards, patents, publications, or comparable contributions.
  • Deep expertise in generative AI, LLM integration, multi-agent systems, RAG, evaluation frameworks, and enterprise AI architecture.
  • Experience with AI/ML systems, distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and large-scale data platforms.

Market check

Salary context

This $273,200–$384,800 range sits above 95% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,300$240,600

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$157,350$253,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Cisco

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

Cisco currently has 113 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$241,400 across 113 roles with salary data.

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