Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
Tailor your resume to this Principal AI Researcher role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against Cisco's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this Principal AI Researcher role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against Cisco's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Principal AI Researcher posting at Cisco — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Principal AI Researcher posting at Cisco — free, in seconds.
About the Role
Lead research on world models and learning-based approaches for autonomous networks, developing models that understand network dynamics, predict behavior, and enable optimization and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Develop world models that learn the state and dynamics of large-scale network environments.
- Build models that predict network behavior and the impact of configuration and operational changes.
- Develop model-based reinforcement learning approaches for network optimization, troubleshooting, and remediation.
- Build simulation environments for training and evaluating models and agents before they operate on production networks.
- Explore new approaches to representation learning, planning, and sequential decision-making for network environments.
- Develop methods to evaluate the reliability and safety of learned policies before deployment.
- Work with networking experts and engineers to evaluate research on real network data and systems.
- Publish research at leading AI/ML conferences and contribute to open-source projects.
Requirements
- Masters in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant research experience, or equivalent demonstrated research impact.
- Research experience in one or more of world models, reinforcement learning, model-based RL, representation learning, planning, or sequential decision-making.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building, training, and optimizing deep learning models using PyTorch, JAX, or comparable frameworks, including at least 2 models trained and evaluated at production or research scale.
- Demonstrated track record of research through publications at leading AI/ML conferences or equivalent research contributions.
- Ability to take a research problem from an idea through experimentation and working prototype.
Skills
- PyTorch
- JAX
- Deep Learning Models
- World Models
- Reinforcement Learning
- Model-based RL
- Representation Learning
- Planning
- Sequential Decision-Making
- Graph Learning
- Complex Dynamic Systems Modeling
- Networking
- Distributed Systems
- Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Embodied AI
Location
- U.S.
- Canada
- New York City Metro Area
- Non-Metro New York state
- Washington state
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Principal
- 8+ years of relevant research experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building, training, and optimizing deep learning models
Education Level
- Masters in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $296,300.00 - $374,800.00 (U.S. and/or Canada)
- $296,300.00 - $431,000.00 (New York City Metro Area)
- $263,700.00 - $383,500.00 (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
- Flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
- Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
- Grants of Cisco restricted stock units
About the Company
- Cisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era.
- Innovating for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across physical and digital worlds.
- Solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- Experimenting and creating meaningful solutions fueled by technology depth and breadth.
- Worldwide network of doers and experts offering limitless opportunities to grow and build.
- Working as a team, collaborating with empathy to make significant global impact.