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Software Microservices Platform Engineering Lead, AI & Agentic AI (Hybrid)

Cisco$151K — $222K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 5+ years, or PhD with 2+ years, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years delivering production-quality software applications in Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C++
  • 3+ years developing microservices or distributed applications on public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • 2+ years deploying applications in Kubernetes in production
  • 1+ years experience with generative AI or large language models

Responsibilities

  • Build and run secure, scalable microservice applications on AWS and Kubernetes
  • Develop AI capabilities and integrate them into usable products
  • Ensure a security-first approach in development and operations
  • Automate testing and delivery using modern DevSecOps practices
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues to resolution
  • Ensure reliability and observability of services in production

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexible in-office schedule
  • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI technology
  • Focus on a security-first development approach
  • Emphasis on reliability and observability of applications
  • Collaborative environment with potential for mentorship
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 11/26/2026
This role involves a hybrid work model, with a flexible in-office schedule that requires commuting to the Richardson, Texas office.

Your Impact
  • Build and operate secure, scalable microservice applications on AWS and Kubernetes, owning reliability and observability so that customers experience a platform that stays up under load.
  • Develop and integrate AI and agentic capabilities, including LLM integration, retrieval augmented generation, tool and function calling, and agentic workflows, so that emerging technology reaches users as working product.
  • Apply a security-first approach across development, deployment, and operations, covering application, API, container, identity, and data security, because autonomy raises the cost of any gap.
  • Automate testing, delivery, and monitoring through modern DevSecOps practice, and troubleshoot complex production issues through to resolution rather than handoff.
  • Success in this role looks like services you built running reliably in production, AI features customers actually use, and engineering practices that improve because you contributed to them.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors and 7+ years of related experience, or Masters and 5+ years of related experience or PhD and 2+ years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production-quality applications using one or more of the following languages: Python, Java, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C++.
  • 3+ years of experience developing and operating microservices, REST APIs, or distributed applications on a public cloud platform such as AWS, GCP and Azure.
  • 2+ years of experience deploying and operating containerized applications in Kubernetes in a production environment.
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience building applications with generative AI or large language models, including work with retrieval augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, or tool and function calling.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
  • Experience developing or integrating AI agents and agentic workflows in an enterprise setting.
  • Hands-on experience with agent frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel, and with Model Context Protocol or comparable agent-to-tool integration technologies.
  • Experience implementing AI security, guardrails, governance, evaluation, or observability for AI systems.
  • Track record of mentoring engineers, contributing to engineering standards, and collaborating across teams to deliver customer outcomes.

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Founded
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