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Software Engineer, Backend

Birmingham, AL · On-site

$155K - $222K/yr

Experienceutilizingautomated testing frameworks and LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle. Preferred Qualifications * Programming experience in Rust, Scala, Python.

... backend service design Preferred * Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with tools such as GitHub Actions * Experience working with large language model (LLM) APIs or generative AI ...

Experienceutilizingautomated testing frameworks and LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle. Preferred Qualifications * Programming experience in Rust, Scala, Python.

... backend systems that power product discovery for millions of industrial buyers-from scalable ... Build and integrate ML inference pipelines: embedding models, transformer-based classifiers, LLM ...

Senior Engineer/Engineer

Leeds, AL · On-site

$93.71 - $147.26/hr

You have real depth in backend and integration engineering using Python or C# .Net, and genuine ... Hands-on experience with LLM integration patterns, MCP tooling, and AI-enabled or agentic ...

... backend systems that power product discovery for millions of industrial buyers-from scalable ... Build and integrate ML inference pipelines: embedding models, transformer-based classifiers, LLM ...

Build and integrate backend services, REST APIs, middleware components, and data processing ... Support analytics, dashboards, ETL pipelines, and AI/LLM-enabled capabilities to enhance mission ...

Requirements * 10+ years building production backend or distributed systems * Demonstrated ... LLM-based product or conversational AI experience * HIPAA-regulated or other compliance-heavy ...

Requirements * 10+ years building production backend or distributed systems * Demonstrated ... LLM-based product or conversational AI experience * HIPAA-regulated or other compliance-heavy ...

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What are some common challenges faced by LLM backend engineers when deploying large language models in production?

LLM Backend Engineers often encounter challenges such as optimizing inference latency, managing high resource consumption, and ensuring scalability for production workloads. Balancing model performance with cost efficiency requires careful selection of hardware, batching strategies, and model quantization techniques. Additionally, they must address security and privacy concerns associated with handling sensitive data processed by the models. Collaboration with data scientists and DevOps teams is essential to streamline model updates and monitor system health.

What is an LLM backend engineer?

LLM Backend Engineers are software engineers who specialize in designing, building, and optimizing the backend infrastructure that supports large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4. They focus on integrating LLMs into products and services, ensuring scalable APIs, managing data pipelines, and optimizing inference performance. Their work often involves deploying models in cloud environments, monitoring system reliability, and collaborating with AI researchers to bring advancements into production. LLM Backend Engineers play a critical role in making AI-powered applications robust, efficient, and accessible to end users.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an LLM backend engineer?

To thrive as an LLM Backend Engineer, you need a solid foundation in software engineering, backend architecture, and experience working with large language models, typically supported by a degree in computer science or a related field. Proficiency with programming languages like Python or Java, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch is essential, along with familiarity with APIs and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes. Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills distinguish top performers in this role. These skills ensure robust, scalable, and efficient deployment of LLM-powered applications while enabling effective teamwork and innovation.
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Software Engineer, Backend

Cisco

Birmingham, AL • On-site

$155K - $222K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Cisco Systems rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 42 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

57th of 156 rated electronics manufacturers


Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 08/11/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

The Time Series Data (TSD) team builds andoperatesthe time-series database andsupportingsoftware components that store and serve the telemetry behind Cisco Meraki's Dashboard. Our infrastructure ingests and serves millions of data points per second from a fleet holding petabytes of telemetry-data that powers the network insights customers see in Dashboard and feeds product teams, monitoring, analytics, and data lakes across Cisco.

We'rea small, expert team that owns this software end to end, holds itself to a high bar, and takes an observability-driven approach to high-impact work in areas like reliability, high availability, business continuity, performance, and scalability. This role suits someone who wants to go deep on core data infrastructure in C++, take on real responsibility, and learn from the engineers around them.

Your Impact

As a member of the Time Series Data team, you will develop, scale, andmaintainthe platforms and services which sustain several Cisco services and data platforms, including the flagship Meraki Dashboard product. You will work with many different people within Engineering and throughout Cisco to help build the infrastructure and data pipelines to power their data-driven decisions.

In this role you can expect to:

  • Design, build, ship, analyze, andmaintainscalable, distributed, enterprise software solutions that support the services which record and consume telemetry data.

  • Build andmaintainbackend components using C++ in a Linux environment.

  • Focus on increasing reliability, performance, scalability, testability, maintainability, observability, and developer experience.

  • Work with various groups within Cisco to understand their and our customers' data requirements and requests.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Distributed Systems:Experience analyzing, scaling, troubleshooting, and debugging distributed systems.

  • C++ Development:Experience developing software using C++11 or newer standards.

  • CI/CD & Containerization:Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub) and deploying applications using containerization and Kubernetes.

  • Database Management:Experience designing and querying relational databases using SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL).

  • Development Lifecycle:Experienceutilizingautomated testing frameworks and LLM-based coding assistants within the software development lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Programming experience in Rust, Scala, Python.

  • Experience with observability tooling such asOpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana.

  • Experience with feature flagging tools such as Launch Darkly.

  • Experiencemaintainingdatabase software.

  • Experience or willingness toworkingin an agile environment (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).

  • Able to comment on the difference between 'prompt engineering', 'context engineering', and 'agentic engineering'.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $155,000.00 to $222,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

  • 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

  • Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$155,000.00 - $256,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$138,100.00 - $227,900.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.


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Cisco Systems, a global tech titan based in San Jose, CA, US, operates in the information technology and services industry. Founded in 1984, the company was derived from a project between two computer scientists from Stanford University. They aimed to connect different networks of computer systems at the university, resulting in the first multi-protocol router, and subsequently, the birth of Cisco. As an industry-leading manufacturer of networking hardware and telecommunications equipment, Cisco's product and services range includes routers, switches, firewall devices, and telecommunication technology. The company's mission, "to shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners," is a testament to its pursuit of technology-forward innovation and customer satisfaction.

Industry

Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software wholesalers

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Jose, CA, US

Year founded

1984

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