This role pays more than
78%
of similar roles. Most pay
$187,000–$214,800
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$218k
versus about
$201k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
196 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$167,700–$245,200
across 196 roles with salary data.
Leader, Software Engineering (Hybrid) leads the CollabAI Platform engineering team in developing foundational AI platform services for Webex features. This role involves managing the full design, development, and rollout lifecycle of infrastructure that provides LLM access, guardrails, and model routing across OpenAI, Azure Foundry, and AWS Bedrock. The leader is responsible for establishing rigorous engineering standards for design reviews, security, observability, and quality metrics like load and latency SLAs. Key responsibilities include managing cross-team commitments, optimizing architecture to reduce cost per inference, and ensuring compliance in regulated environments such as FedRAMP. The role requires expertise in cloud-based infrastructure, AI/ML platform concerns including model routing and capacity management, and experience with Agile methodologies. The position serves as a critical bridge between product engineering, SRE, security teams, and hyperscaler partners to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-efficient production paths for AI features.