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# Machine Learning Engineering Technical Leader

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $256,900.0 - $333,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** LangGraph Framework, Software Quality, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, AutoGen, Machine Learning Operations, Cisco, Service Stack, Agent2Agent Protocol
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/AD3D0FFFB7CD4B4E82E83825F0A8B025/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelors +12 years of related experience or Masters +8 years of related experience or PhD 5+ years of related experience.
 * 8+ years of experience building and owning production software and machine learning systems from development through deployment and ongoing support.
 * Experience with Python development to include working across the full technology stack, from high-level agent logic to underlying systems and infrastructure.
 * Experience with LLMs and agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain/LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar).
 * Experience working within open-source codebases, contributing to code development, and participating in peer code reviews to maintain code quality and engineering standards., * Experience building with emerging agent protocols such as MCP, A2A, or AGENTS.md.
 * Contributions to influential open-source ecosystems, including Linux Foundation and CNCF projects.
 * Deep networking and security knowledge, bringing strength in areas that are foundational to Cisco