Solutions Engineer - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cisco
The application window is expected to close on: 8/19/25
NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Applicants are expected to live within the regions noted in the requisition - those who
live outside of the eastern US will not be considered for this geo specific role.
Ideal candidate will be located in New York or the Eastern and/or Mid-Atlantic US
Meet the Team
The Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers a scalable strategy with localized
execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We serve as the
Americas go-to-market engine for compute and data center networking, capturing
market transitions and enabling sellers to expand customer growth for Cisco.
Working alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure develops sales
strategies, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates the sales
process.
Your Impact
We are seeking a Solutions Engineer - Artificial Intelligence (AI) to join our dynamic
sales team. In this role, you will drive the adoption of our AI infrastructure solutions
across various industries. You will identify potential clients, understand their specific
needs, and provide tailored solutions that enhance their business operations. This
position requires a deep understanding of AI infrastructure technologies and
experience in conveying technical concepts to a diverse audience.
You will build awareness, foster education, and drive enthusiasm for AI among
internal team members, external partners, and other stakeholders. You will serve as a
crucial link between technical teams, account teams, executives, and
partners/customers. Additionally, you will showcase Cisco AI infrastructure solutions,
highlighting their potential and promoting their tactical and technical benefits. You will
play a vital role in the design, development, and promotion of AI solutions,
addressing any challenges that arise. Travel will be required as needed to meet with
clients and attend industry events.
Minimum Qualifications
· 4+ years of technical pre-sales experience selling compute, storage, and network solutions or similar cloud-based AI infrastructure.
· Understanding and experience with AI/ML (Transformers, Deep Neural Networks, Reinforcement learning, ETL, Data Engineering, Data Processing PyTorch, Model Operations, AI Frameworks e.g. Langchain or similar)
· Understanding of hardware accelerators like GPUs and DPUs, including how they are utilized and sized to scale AI infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field. An advanced degree is a plus.
· Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to deliver engaging workshops on AI topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
· Proven soft skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, customer engagement and advocacy.
· Experience with AI solutions from vendors such as Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Dell, HPE, and other AI vendors.
· In-depth understanding of language models, including but not limited to GPT-3, LLaMA, BERT, or similar architectures.
· Experience in deploying large language models (LLMs) from Hugging Face in training, fine-tuning and distributed inferencing environments.
· Familiarity with popular AI frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow
· Experience with popular databases like Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB. AI vector databases like Chroma and AI data platforms like VAST
· Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) for scalable and efficient model deployment.
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. Simply put – we power the future.
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.
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.