AI Software Engineer - 1448852

AI Software Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 12/08/2025.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team:

Join our innovative AI Software Asset Management (SAM) team, where we are at the forefront of leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionize how organizations manage and optimize their software assets. We are a dynamic group of engineers and data specialists dedicated to building robust, scalable, and intelligent solutions that provide unparalleled visibility and control over enterprise software landscapes. Our collaborative environment fosters creativity and encourages pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI-driven asset management.

Your Impact:

We are seeking a talented Full Stack Engineer to join our AI Software Asset Management (SAM) team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and microservices that power our next-generation AI-driven SAM solutions. You will leverage your expertise in both backend and data engineering to deliver scalable, maintainable, and innovative solutions for managing and optimizing software assets across the enterprise. This role thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovation-driven environment, requiring strong problem-solving skills and a drive to advance AI solutions for SAM optimization.

Responsibilities:

• Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code in Python and/or Java for AI-driven SAM solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, including cleansing, transformation, and enrichment of software asset data.
• Engineer data solutions using Python, Pandas, and PySpark to support analytics and reporting for software asset usage, compliance, and optimization.
• Design and optimize microservices (Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript) for exposing asset data to applications and stakeholders.
• Implement and refine scheduled jobs, batch processors, real-time data ingestion pipelines, and event-driven architectures for SAM.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java for clean, maintainable code.
• Expertise in data engineering using Python, Pandas, and/or PySpark for scalable data pipelines.
• Proficiency in designing and optimizing microservices architecture (Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript).
• Practical experience with scheduled jobs, batch processing, real-time data ingestion, and event-driven systems.
• Proficiency in NoSQL databases (preferably MongoDB) for flexible data storage.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks in Python (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph).
• Prior experience with enterprise IT, software asset management, or compliance.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
• A proactive drive to innovate and advance AI solutions for SAM optimization.
• Comfort and effectiveness in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovation-driven environment.

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.