Software Engineer - Golang/Python , Microservices, AI - 4 to 7 Years - Bangalore

Who We Are
The Cisco Security AI team delivers AI products and platform for all Cisco secure products and portfolios so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most vital aspects of your business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplify security with zero compromise using AI and Machine Learning.
Who You Are
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our AI team in building an AI Firewall solution. This role involves creating robust, efficient, and secure software solutions to safeguard Generative AI applications and models from various threats such as data poisoning, model stealing, prompt injection, jail-breaking and adversarial attacks. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for implementing security measures for AI systems focusing on Firewall solutions by working closely with the data scientists to integrate security AI models, collaborate with other engineers and engineering teams to integrate AI Firewall solution into existing and new Cisco Security products. Your work will be instrumental in delivering a powerful and effective security solution to our customers.
What You Will Do

• AI Firewall Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI Firewall solution into existing Cisco Security products.
• AI Security: Security mindset to understand vulnerabilities of LLM and Generative AI apps to design and develop detection algorithms and models to mitigate threats.
• Interface Design: Design and build effective interfaces for AI Firewall ensuring smooth communication and data exchange while adhering to security and performance requirements.
• Instrumentation: Implement the right types of instrumentation to monitor and measure the performance, reliability, and security of AI Firewall.
• Troubleshooting: Debug and troubleshoot integration issues, identifying bottlenecks or errors and implementing solutions to optimize service interactions.
• Scale and Performance Optimization: Work on scale and performance tuning and optimization of AI Firewall components to ensure efficient, responsive operation for handling large volumes of requests.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with AI engineers, data scientists, UI/UX and security experts for building a robust AI Firewall product and solution.

Basic Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with expertise in integrating and scaling complex services.
• Strong understanding of detection engineering, security systems and operations and ability to build security solutions.
• Solid foundations in data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience with instrumentation and monitoring tools for measuring service performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.
• Strong Knowledge of AI service operations, including Generative AI, can design and build interfaces between them.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to solve complex technical issues.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.
• Effective teamwork and communication skills to collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Why Cisco Secure
#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique. We bring our talents to work as a team each day, helping power an inclusive future for all. Get to know us!
We're global, we're adaptable, we're diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we're missing is YOU.
Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin and we know we're better together, that's why we're dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.
We're proud to be the Best Security Company in 2021 with the Best Authentication Technology and the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution in 2022 by SC Media. Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we're excited to see the new heights we'll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up!
What else can you expect? An ongoing investment in your growth-that's why we offer many employee resource groups (called Inclusive Communities), mentorship programs, and hundreds of learning resources to consistently level up your experience and explore your interests. Because when you succeed, we succeed!
"Cisco Secure offers an environment that combines cool, technology with some of the brightest, most diverse set of people I've ever had the pleasure of working with." - Chief of Staff, Engineering
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