Artificial Intelligence Engineer - Outshift

Outshift by Cisco is the emerging tech incubation group that explores, identifies, and creates new businesses for Cisco. We are passionate about being at the groundbreaking of technology, taking Cisco into new markets and building exciting products that solve tomorrow's biggest challenges.

Like a startup, we take an entrepreneurial approach to success. We incubate ideas into products that solve critical needs, then deliver an experience that delights users and customers from MVP to full-blown commercial offering.

Outshift is about innovation. We look from 12 months out to five years into the future, flexibly working to solve problems instead of fitting into a defined job description. We celebrate learning, and expect our teams to fail fast, challenging assumptions and finding new ways of solving problems. Outshifters enjoy gaining experience across a breadth of technological and business challenges and can expect to shift across products/problems and build new skills regularly.

We're building the next wave of startup-like innovation with the support of a trusted name like Cisco. Where else will you get to do this? Come create with us.

Who You'll Work With

The Outshift team is highly visible within Cisco as it's leading the future innovation for the business. As part of the Strategy, Incubations & Applications group led by Cisco's Chief Strategy Officer, you'll be working with some of the organization's most forward problem solvers. You will work on a machine engineering team to build the latest AI-powered products and user experiences, collaborating with a committed generative AI product management team. You will gain expertise in the most in-demand AI domains for the future and chip in to crafting Cisco's AI strategies for the next decade.

You are an innovative and forward-thinking individual, adept at crafting and implementing ground breaking generative AI products from start to finish. As a teammate, you work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, harnessing your expertise to deploy the most effective generative AI solutions tailored to a diverse array of business challenges. Your dedication to excellence is evident in your meticulous supervision of generative AI models, ensuring their ongoing performance and efficiency enhancements. Always at the forefront of AI advancements, you are proficient in integrating the latest techniques and tools to construct innovative AI models. Accepting change with agility, you are quick to identify new opportunities and are fast in taking the initiative to drive progress.

You will work specifically on the new Cisco Motific Product, enabling our customers to navigate the complex world of Generative AI deployment. This product increases Generative AI adoption velocity from months to days, reduces GenAI security, trust, compliance, and cost risks. The Motific product also allows our customers deeper insights into operational and business metrics.

• Bachelors + 5 years of related experience or Masters + 3 years of related experience
• 3+ years of developing, training, and deploying AI models in real-world applications
• 2+ years of experience in Generative AI techniques such as, Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing or Image Processing
• 3+ years of experience with containerization tools such as Docker or Kubernetes

• Programming skills in Python or other related languages
• Understanding of Agile & Lean start-up methodologies

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco