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Principal Software Engineer, AI Defense (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems is hiring for Principal Software Engineer, AI Defense (Hybrid) in Milpitas, California, US. Hybrid, Staff level, $251k–$363k a year stated. First seen November 2, 2026; open as of November 13, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Cisco Systems
Where
Milpitas, California, US
Arrangement
Hybrid
Level
Staff
Pay stated
$251k–$363k a year
First seen
November 2, 2026
Listed via
Workday

What the posting says

YOUR IMPACT As a Principal Software Engineer for AI Defense, you will serve as the chief technical authority driving the end-to-end security architecture for Cisco's enterprise AI ecosystems. You will architect high-throughput control and data planes that safeguard foundation models, multi-agent frameworks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool execution from emerging cyber threats. In this role, you will balance strategic cross-organizational influence with hands-on systems development, translating complex AI safety research into production-hardened software. Success in this position means…

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