AI Software Engineer (Analytical Agents) Hybrid

The application window is expected to close on: 04/13/2026Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The application window is expected to close on: March 26, 2026

This position is hybrid.

Meet the Team

Join Cisco's Enterprise AI team, the core group enabling Generative AI powered experiences across Cisco. Our mission is to build secure, scalable AI platforms that empower teams to safely develop, deploy, and operationalize AI-powered solutions. We operate at the intersection of applied AI, cloud infrastructure and security - partnering across engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to bring trusted AI to life at an enterprise scale.

We are a fast-growing, highly collaborative team of platform engineers, AI engineers, and data scientists who value technical depth, ownership, and pragmatic execution. What makes this team exciting is the opportunity to define how secure Generative AI is built and governed inside a global technology leader.

In this role, you will be the architect of our analytical agent ecosystem, leveraging LangGraph and LLMs to transform legacy data into predictive business intelligence. You will directly influence how Cisco measures success by building the next generation of autonomous, metrics-driven agents.

Your Impact

• Design and deployautonomous analytical agentsusingLangGraphand advanced prompting to migrate our department from legacy PowerBI insights to predictive/prescriptive analytics.

• Develop agents capable ofautonomously leveraging SQLto extract and manipulate large-scale datasets, standardizing the tracking ofDaily Active (DAU) and Weekly Active (WAU)users.

• Architect "agentic" solutions that move beyond simple chat to proactive, prescriptive actions based on real-time data and historical trends.

• Develop and maintaincomprehensive technical documentationfor AI agent logic, prompt engineering strategies, and data schemas to ensure team alignment and scalability.

• Implementprompt analysis metricsandpredictive modelsto evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of LLM interactions across our agent fleet.

• Buildobservability dashboardsto visualize common feature usage, operational performance parameters, and the health of the analytical agents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field.

• 4+ years of professional experience in Python development andSQL(complex queries and data modeling).

• Proven experience building GenAI applications usingLangGraph, LangChain, or similar agentic frameworks.

• Demonstrated expertise inadvanced promptingand LLM performance evaluation.

• Strong technical writing skillswith a commitment to documenting code, APIs, and model logic.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience migrating legacy BI reporting (e.g., PowerBI) to modern AI-driven analytical platforms.

• Knowledge of GCP-based data tools (e.g., BigQuery).

• Strong understanding of statistical modeling for predictive analytics.

Why Cisco?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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $152,500.00 to $219,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

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 restr