Principal Machine Learning Engineer
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
Join the AI Models team at Splunk, a Cisco company, as a senior leader driving the strategic vision for AI and foundation models across hybrid multi-cloud environments. You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of research, design, and deployment for large-scale models targeting machine-generated data, including logs, time series, traces, and events. Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow is essential, along with experience translating research into production systems. Ideal candidates have a PhD and 7+ years of industry research experience in areas such as large language modeling, deep learning-based time series analysis, and multi-modality modeling. This role involves collaborating with executive leadership to ensure AI solutions align with organizational objectives and fostering innovation through mentorship and thought leadership across global teams.
Skills
What you'll do
- Define and champion the strategic vision for AI and foundation models across Splunk and Cisco platforms.
- Lead the research, design, and deployment of large-scale foundation models targeting machine-generated data.
- Ensure AI solutions align with broader organizational objectives, product strategies, and customer needs.
- Mentor senior technical talent and foster research communities in AI.
- Embed cutting-edge research into products to drive sustained competitive advantage at enterprise scale.
- Translate research ideas into production systems for real-world applications.
What we're looking for
- PhD in Computer Science or related quantitative field with 7+ years of industry research experience.
- Proven expertise in large language modeling for structured and unstructured data, deep learning-based time series modeling, anomaly detection, or multi-modality modeling.
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
- Experience translating research ideas into production systems.
- Deep NLP background and domain-adapted LLMs for specialized domains like logs and text sequences.
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
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