Data Engineer - AI, Hybrid at Cisco
Research Triangle Park, NC
$137,000–$200,500from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Research Triangle Park, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level data engineering role at Cisco, based in North Carolina under a hybrid model, focused on designing and operating scalable data architectures and pipelines that serve CX, Finance, and GTM functions. The position involves building ETL/ELT workflows on Snowflake and dbt, integrating AI/ML and LLM-based automation into data workflows, and leading moderately complex end-to-end data projects. It suits an experienced data engineer with deep cloud data platform expertise and growing interest in applied AI.
Senior level · 8+ years · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,659 (middle half $100,349–$165,021). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting is based in North Carolina with a hybrid work model; no specific city is named, so the CBSA is estimated as Raleigh-Cary, NC — the largest metro in the state and Cisco's primary NC presence. The recruiter may be able to confirm the exact location.
The role sits at the boundary between data/pipeline architecture (15-1243) and general software development (15-1252). The primary emphasis on Snowflake, dbt, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and warehouse architecture tips it toward 15-1243, but the AI agent orchestration and Python/Java/Scala coding requirements give 15-1252 a credible claim.
The 4+ years requirement for Snowflake, dbt, and associated data engineering skills is stated as a single compound bullet under Minimum Qualifications; the years demanded of 4 is applied to Snowflake and dbt as the named platforms explicitly called out. The remaining items in that bullet (query optimization, data modeling, ETL/ELT, etc.) are captured as separate required skills without a specific year count since the 4-year figure is tied to the platform experience.
LangGraph and LangChain are listed together in a single required sentence ('using Lang Graph and Lang Chain'); they are emitted as two separate required skills with each listed as an alternative for the other, reflecting that both are explicitly named as required tools.
The salary range of $137,000–$200,500/year is the general US/Canada range stated in the posting. State-specific ranges (New York City Metro: $165,000–$277,600; non-metro NY/WA: $146,700–$247,000) are noted here but not reflected in the comp fields, which use the base posted range.
Java and Scala appear in a parenthetical list of example languages under Minimum Qualifications alongside SQL and Python; they are treated as preferred given the 'e.g.' framing, while SQL and Python are treated as hard gates given the firm language around programming proficiency.
Teradata appears only in the same parenthetical example list as SQL and Python under Minimum Qualifications; given the 'e.g.' framing it is captured as preferred rather than a hard gate.
The degree requirement accepts a Bachelor's OR a Master's with fewer years of experience; Bachelor's is set as the minimum formal degree since it is the lower threshold explicitly stated.
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