This role pays more than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,500–$231,737
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$249k
versus about
$197k
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
180 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$167,700–$245,200
across 180 roles with salary data.
As a Senior AI Researcher on the Foundation AI team, you will serve as a visionary technical leader architecting and executing frontier research to define the long-term trajectory of the organization. You will identify emerging opportunities, formulate original hypotheses, and lead ambitious programs involving foundation models, agentic AI, reasoning systems, multimodal learning, and large-scale AI systems. Your daily work involves translating scientific breakthroughs into scalable technologies that differentiate the enterprise platform while mentoring junior researchers and influencing executive strategy. The role requires expertise in Python, PyTorch, and distributed training across multi-GPU environments using CUDA, NCCL, FSDP2, and Megatron-LM. You will also utilize tools like vLLM, SGLang, Docker, Kubernetes, and MLOps pipelines. This role addresses the technical challenge of developing advanced AI systems for enterprise-scale problems while contributing to the broader global research community through high-impact publications.
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