Meet the Team

The Collaboration AI team drives innovation at Cisco by revolutionizing how people connect worldwide through advanced speech recognition, text-to-speech, and translation technologies. Our globally distributed team spans Europe, the UK, Canada, and the United States, integrating diverse expertise into scalable platforms that serve millions across Cisco’s Collaboration portfolio. We blend AI expertise with engineering excellence in an environment that values experimentation, creative problem-solving, and cross-cultural collaboration. What makes us truly exciting is our unique position at the cutting edge of speech technology innovation. When breakthrough speech models make headlines, we’re experimenting with how to implement them into products that transform everyday communication experiences.

Your Impact

Transform breakthrough Speech AI research into scalable features that enhance global communication through cost-effective solutions. Collaborate with researchers to optimize advanced model architectures, adapting them to meet technical requirements while maintaining high performance in real-world applications. Develop cloud-native solutions that deliver Speech AI capabilities to millions of users, balancing the demands of high uptime and test coverage with opportunities for continuous innovation. Define critical APIs and programming interfaces that ensure seamless integration between cutting-edge AI models and Cisco products. Grow your expertise in specialized voice technologies through challenging projects and mentorship opportunities while contributing to our culture of shared learning.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience with Go, C++, Python, or similar languages

• Experience contributing to backend services or distributed systems that handle concurrent requests or streaming data pipelines

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly in a collaborative environment

• Experience with AI toolsets like TensorRT, ONNX, PyTorch, or Triton Server

• Experience writing and maintaining automated test suites for production software

• Completed coursework, certification, or project work demonstrating understanding of AI and machine learning fundamentals

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in team settings while also taking ownership of independent work, contributing to a culture of shared learning through knowledge exchange and documentation

• Experience collaborating across functions (research, product, development) and translating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

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.