Principal Engineer - Cisco IQ Services and Applications
Core
Define and architect high-level strategy for scalable backend systems, establishing standards for LLM-driven workflows, MCP integrations, and advanced prompt orchestration to power intelligent services.
Role type
Principal Engineer (AI/Backend Architecture)
Builds
Intelligent backend systems and Cisco IQ Services framework
Domain
Networking, AI, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Back-end software architecture, Python, Rust, Terraform, Ansible, Agentic AI workflows, LLM-driven workflow design, Prompt engineering, Cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Networking protocols, Fine-tuning LLMs, Cloud-agnostic distributed architecture (AWS/GCP/Private), Open-source contributions
Technologies
Python, Rust, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP
Responsibilities
Define architectural strategy for Cisco IQ Services, Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering leaders, Align stakeholders on multi-year technical roadmaps, Establish standards for prompt engineering and model interactions
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
