Cisco AI Researcher 

United States, California, San Francisco 

770400000

As an AI researcher, you will

• Track and analyze emerging AI systems, focusing on applications and environments related to security and safety.
• Develop a platform for AI data training, fine tuning, evaluation and other AI related needs.
• Work on foundational models with built in security principles.
• Author blog posts, white papers, or research papers related to emerging threats in AI security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of researchers and engineers to translate research ideas into product features. You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to our overall machine learning culture as an early member of the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A PhD in computer science or related fields or Master’s with 2 years of related industry experience or Bachelor’s with 4 years of related industry experience.
• Work or academic experience in AI, machine learning, and deep learning technologies
• Work or academic experience in generic programming languages such as Python or Golang.
• Experience in ML concepts like bias and variance, supervised & unsupervised learning, Generative AI
• Fluency in reading academic papers on AI/ML and security and translating to prototype systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AI/ML security risks such as data poisoning, privacy attacks, adversarial inputs, jailbreaks, etc.
• Experience developing proof-of-concept exploits for new or theoretical attacks.
• Comfortable with fast iterative style development in an environment that requires autonomous thinking, risk taking and bias for action.
• Ability to use the latest GenAI technologies and creative prompting.
• Comfortable with traditional ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, FastAI etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.