Job Description

Meet The Team
The Cisco AI Software & Platform Group drives the development of groundbreaking generative AI applications. We empower Cisco's diverse product portfolio, spanning networking and security, with intelligent assistants and agents. We work on cutting-edge technologies that proactively defend against threats, safeguard critical business assets, and simplify security operations. Fueled by a passion for AI/ML, we strive to create a secure future for businesses. Our collaborative and passionate team thrives on tackling complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions.
Your Impact
We are seeking a versatile and passionate Software Engineer - UI to join our growing AI Defense team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in building modern generative AI applications that will power innovation across our entire company. You will work closely with data scientists, collaborate with other engineers and multi-functional teams, and contribute to the development of robust, scalable, and high-performance AI solutions.

• Develop modern AI applications: Design and build innovative generative AI applications that are secure, reliable, and scalable.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions: Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and roadmaps.
• Innovate the User Experience: Experiment with innovative UI/UX patterns and interaction models to effectively present and leverage AI-generated content and insights.
• Build Seamless Integrations: Develop and maintain front-end components and tools that enable the smooth integration and display of AI-powered features within our applications.
• Instrumentation: Implement the right types of instrumentation to supervise and measure the performance, reliability, and security.
• Fixing: Debug and fix integration issues, identifying bottlenecks or errors and implementing solutions to optimize service interactions.
• Scale and Performance Optimization: Work on scale and performance tuning and optimization of different components to ensure efficient, responsive operation for handling large volumes of requests.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with data scientists, researchers, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Contribute to a strong engineering culture: Participate actively in code reviews, knowledge sharing sessions, and team discussions.
• Stay ahead of the curve: Continuously learn and stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI/ML research, industry trends, and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 7-10 years of professional software development experience building, running, debugging and shipping user-facing web applications.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, Node.js, and front-end frameworks like React.js and a strong understanding of core web technologies.
• A solid grasp of the modern web stack, including HTML, CSS, and SASS.
• Experience with REST APIs, dependency managers like npm or yarn, and data visualization tools such as D3.js
• A strong commitment to writing clean, reusable, and maintainable code with advanced knowledge of object-oriented design
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to fix technical issues across the full web application development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices using tools like Karma or Protractor.
• Familiarity with other MVC frameworks like Angular.js.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

#WeAreCisco
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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