Software Engineering Technical Leader - Platform Adoption
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
$183,800.00 to $263,600.00
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life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k)
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United States, California, Milpitas | |
Jan 10, 2026 | |
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The application window is expected to close on January 30th, 2026. NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Meet the Team
The Cisco AI Software & Platform Group builds foundational AI platforms - including AI Canvas and Cisco Cloud Control - that enable teams across Cisco to develop and deploy AI-powered capabilities. We're creating the infrastructure that powers the next generation of intelligent Cisco products. We're a small team focused on driving adoption of these platforms across Cisco's business units. You'll be part of a focused group that includes product management leadership and adoption engineering, working together to ensure internal teams successfully integrate with and deploy on our platforms. Your Impact
This is an adoption engineer role - not traditional product engineering. Your focus is driving platform adoption through hands-on technical enablement with internal development teams. Your success is measured by teams reaching production, not features shipped. Critically, you'll enable adoption for both human developers and AI coding agents - building integrations, MCP servers, and tooling that make our platforms accessible to the AI-assisted development workflows that are becoming the norm. You will:
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
AI Q3 Batch Reqs 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 $183,800.00 to $263,600.00 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 restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $183,800.00 - $303,100.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $163,600.00 - $269,800.00* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. | |
$183,800.00 to $263,600.00
life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k)
Jan 10, 2026