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Machine Learning Engineering Technical Leader

San Jose, California, USFull-time$257k–$333k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architect and lead the distributed AI platform connecting Cisco enterprise dashboards with agentic AI capabilities, ensuring robust identity, multi-tenancy, and security resilience.

Role type

Senior Technical Lead (Machine Learning Engineering)

Builds

Multi-service architecture of agentic orchestrators and high-throughput API gateways for real-time operational workflows.

Domain

Enterprise AI, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems engineering, Go, Python, Identity & Security (OAuth 2.0/OIDC/JWT/mTLS), AI-SDLC, LLM orchestration frameworks, Agentic runtimes (ReAct), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry/APM

Preferred skills

API gateways, gRPC/protobuf, Distributed workflow engines (Temporal), Real-time event streaming (Kafka/SSE/WebSockets), Feature flags (LaunchDarkly), Vector databases (Weaviate/Milvus/Qdrant), Relational databases (PostgreSQL)

Responsibilities

Own architectural direction and cross-service technical execution, Author end-to-end technical specifications, Harden service-to-service communication with cryptographic identity signing, Lead CVE remediation and production triage, Mentor senior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities