Software Engineer Data & AI II (Intern) – United States
Cisco · San Jose, CA · 3 wk ago
Engineering$44k–$185k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "Meet the Team", "Your Impact", "Minimum Qualifications", "Preferred Qualifications", "Why Cisco?" plus pay info and benefits. We need to use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We need to map content to appropriate headings.
We have:
- Meet the Team: description of Cisco Product Organization, internship program. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the team". Use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We need to map content to appropriate headings.
We have:
- Meet the Team: description of Cisco Product Organization, internship program. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the team". Use About the role
maybe.
- Your Impact: description of tasks: building data pipelines, ML workflows, using Python, PyTorch/scikit-learn, Spark/Kubernetes. That's responsibilities. Use Responsibilities
with - .
- Minimum Qualifications: list of qualifications. Use
Requirements
maybe or Qualifications
. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose Requirements for minimum qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications could be Skills? Or we could have Qualifications for minimum and Preferred Qualifications as Skills. Let's decide: Use Requirements
for Minimum Qualifications. Use Skills
for Preferred Qualifications (experience deploying models, cloud platform, etc). Or we could have both under Qualifications but better separate.
- Why Cisco?: description of company, mission, benefits. Could be "About the company" but not in list. Could be omitted or put under Benefits? Actually benefits and pay are separate. Why Cisco includes benefits description (medical, dental, 401k, etc) and pay ranges. So we can split: Benefits section for benefits description, Pay section for salary ranges. The Why Cisco also includes general company description; we could maybe put that under About the role or maybe not needed. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can include a paragraph under About the role that includes the Meet the Team and Why Cisco intro? However we need to avoid filler. Let's structure:
About the role
Meet the Team ... The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience ... Ready to help us build what's next?
That covers Meet the Team and program description.
Responsibilities
- Build data pipelines and machine learning workflows using Python.
... etc.
We need to capture all bullet points from Your Impact: "You’ll build data pipelines and machine learning workflows together, using Python to power real-world products. You’ll develop, train, and deploy models using frameworks like PyTorch or scikit-learn, and orchestrate large-scale data solutions using tools like Spark and Kubernetes. By building and scaling the intelligent data pipelines and distributed systems that power our models, you ensure our platforms remain performant and reliable as we process data at scale to drive the insights that fuel our AI-driven products."
We can break into list items.
Requirements
for Minimum Qualifications: list items.
We need to preserve all details: Currently enrolled in one of the following: An undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's) with 2 years of work experience; or A Master’s degree program with 0 years of work experience. Qualifying education should be in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship. Proficient in Python and core data structures, demonstrated through at least one academic, personal, or professional project Exposure to at least one ML framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn Working knowledge of at least one big data/distributed processing tool: Spark, Hadoop (MapReduce), or Flink Hands-on experience with at least one deployment/orchestration tool: Docker or Kubernetes
We'll make each as - .
Skills
for Preferred Qualifications: list items.
- Experience deploying or productionizing a trained ML model, beyond coursework-level training and evaluation
- Exposure to at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Understanding of at least two of: scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, or data consistency
- Working knowledge of at least two of: load balancing, consensus algorithms, or inter-service communication
Also there is a tag #productintern27 maybe ignore.
Now Benefits: from Why Cisco? includes benefits: medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, grants of Cisco restricted stock units, paid time away details: 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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. (details about quota-based incentive pay). Also mention that employees in Illinois have unique time off program.
We need to include Benefits section with these details. Should we include the sales incentive details? That's part of compensation but could be under Pay. However Pay section is for salary ranges. The incentive details could be part of Pay or Benefits? Probably Pay includes base salary and incentive. But we have salary ranges listed: New York City Metro Area $44,000.00 - $185,000.00, Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $44,000.00 - $185,000.00. Also note that for quota-based sales roles, ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Also mention Illinois unique time off program (that's benefits). We'll include Pay section with those salary ranges and note about quota-based sales roles.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes specific salary ranges, so we include.
We must not include application instructions, boilerplate, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. We removed those.
Now produce HTML fragment: only the HTML, no markdown fences.
We'll structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
...
We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. All have content.
Now craft the content precisely.
About the role paragraph: combine Meet the Team and program description.
Let's write:
The Cisco Product Organization is the engine behind the platforms, technologies, and solutions defining the next generation of connectivity. Spanning AI Software & Platforms, Core Product Engineering, Collaboration, Security, Networking, Silicon, and Observability, we build the critical infrastructure that powers the digital world. Millions of people rely on our platforms every day, and our teams work together to build, refine, and scale products that drive meaningful impact. We are a team of passionate innovators, united by our curiosity, collaboration, and dedication to helping one another do our best work. Ready to help us build what's next? The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience designed to welcome early-career talent into this mission. We embed interns within high-impact teams, where they collaborate directly on the products, platforms, and architectures shaping Cisco's future and powering the AI era. Throughout the program, interns have the opportunity to participate in targeted learning sessions, multi-functional networking, and direct engagement with leaders across the organization. By immersing interns in real-world challenges, we help them build the technical skills, confidence, and collaborative approach needed to envision a long-term, impactful career at Cisco.
That seems good.
Responsibilities: list items.
- Build data pipelines and machine learning workflows using Python to power real-world products.
- Develop, train, and deploy models using frameworks like PyTorch or scikit-learn.
- Orchestrate large-scale data solutions using tools like Spark and Kubernetes.
- Build and scale intelligent data pipelines and distributed systems that power models, ensuring platforms remain performant and reliable as data is processed at scale to drive insights for AI-driven products.
We could split as separate li.
Requirements list:
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's) with 2 years of work experience; or a Master’s degree program with 0 years of work experience.
- Qualifying education should be in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship.
- Proficient in Python and core data structures, demonstrated through at least one academic, personal, or professional project.
- Exposure to at least one ML framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
- Working knowledge of at least one big data/distributed processing tool: Spark, Hadoop (MapReduce), or Flink.
- Hands-on experience with at least one deployment/orchestration tool: Docker or Kubernetes.
Skills list:
- Experience deploying or productionizing a trained ML model, beyond coursework-level training and evaluation.
- Exposure to at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Understanding of at least two of: scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, or data consistency.
- Working knowledge of at least two of: load balancing, consensus algorithms, or inter-service communication.
Benefits list: need to capture all benefits details.
Let's enumerate:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units (vesting after continued employment for defined periods).
- Paid time away:
- 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.
- 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 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, with no defined limit on 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, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
- For non-sales roles
Requirements
maybe orQualifications
. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose Requirements for minimum qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications could be Skills? Or we could have Qualifications for minimum and Preferred Qualifications as Skills. Let's decide: UseRequirements
for Minimum Qualifications. UseSkills
for Preferred Qualifications (experience deploying models, cloud platform, etc). Or we could have both under Qualifications but better separate. - Why Cisco?: description of company, mission, benefits. Could be "About the company" but not in list. Could be omitted or put under Benefits? Actually benefits and pay are separate. Why Cisco includes benefits description (medical, dental, 401k, etc) and pay ranges. So we can split: Benefits section for benefits description, Pay section for salary ranges. The Why Cisco also includes general company description; we could maybe put that under About the role or maybe not needed. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can include a paragraph under About the role that includes the Meet the Team and Why Cisco intro? However we need to avoid filler. Let's structure:About the role
Meet the Team ... The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience ... Ready to help us build what's next?
That covers Meet the Team and program description.Responsibilities
- Build data pipelines and machine learning workflows using Python. ... etc.
Requirements
for Minimum Qualifications: list items. We need to preserve all details: Currently enrolled in one of the following: An undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's) with 2 years of work experience; or A Master’s degree program with 0 years of work experience. Qualifying education should be in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship. Proficient in Python and core data structures, demonstrated through at least one academic, personal, or professional project Exposure to at least one ML framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn Working knowledge of at least one big data/distributed processing tool: Spark, Hadoop (MapReduce), or Flink Hands-on experience with at least one deployment/orchestration tool: Docker or Kubernetes We'll make each asSkills
for Preferred Qualifications: list items. - Experience deploying or productionizing a trained ML model, beyond coursework-level training and evaluation - Exposure to at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud - Understanding of at least two of: scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, or data consistency - Working knowledge of at least two of: load balancing, consensus algorithms, or inter-service communication Also there is a tag #productintern27 maybe ignore. Now Benefits: from Why Cisco? includes benefits: medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, grants of Cisco restricted stock units, paid time away details: 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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. (details about quota-based incentive pay). Also mention that employees in Illinois have unique time off program. We need to include Benefits section with these details. Should we include the sales incentive details? That's part of compensation but could be under Pay. However Pay section is for salary ranges. The incentive details could be part of Pay or Benefits? Probably Pay includes base salary and incentive. But we have salary ranges listed: New York City Metro Area $44,000.00 - $185,000.00, Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $44,000.00 - $185,000.00. Also note that for quota-based sales roles, ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Also mention Illinois unique time off program (that's benefits). We'll include Pay section with those salary ranges and note about quota-based sales roles. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes specific salary ranges, so we include. We must not include application instructions, boilerplate, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. We removed those. Now produce HTML fragment: only the HTML, no markdown fences. We'll structure:About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
...
We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. All have content. Now craft the content precisely. About the role paragraph: combine Meet the Team and program description. Let's write:The Cisco Product Organization is the engine behind the platforms, technologies, and solutions defining the next generation of connectivity. Spanning AI Software & Platforms, Core Product Engineering, Collaboration, Security, Networking, Silicon, and Observability, we build the critical infrastructure that powers the digital world. Millions of people rely on our platforms every day, and our teams work together to build, refine, and scale products that drive meaningful impact. We are a team of passionate innovators, united by our curiosity, collaboration, and dedication to helping one another do our best work. Ready to help us build what's next? The Cisco Product Internship Program offers a 12-week summer experience designed to welcome early-career talent into this mission. We embed interns within high-impact teams, where they collaborate directly on the products, platforms, and architectures shaping Cisco's future and powering the AI era. Throughout the program, interns have the opportunity to participate in targeted learning sessions, multi-functional networking, and direct engagement with leaders across the organization. By immersing interns in real-world challenges, we help them build the technical skills, confidence, and collaborative approach needed to envision a long-term, impactful career at Cisco.
That seems good. Responsibilities: list items. - Build data pipelines and machine learning workflows using Python to power real-world products. - Develop, train, and deploy models using frameworks like PyTorch or scikit-learn. - Orchestrate large-scale data solutions using tools like Spark and Kubernetes. - Build and scale intelligent data pipelines and distributed systems that power models, ensuring platforms remain performant and reliable as data is processed at scale to drive insights for AI-driven products. We could split as separate li. Requirements list: - Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's) with 2 years of work experience; or a Master’s degree program with 0 years of work experience. - Qualifying education should be in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. - Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship. - Proficient in Python and core data structures, demonstrated through at least one academic, personal, or professional project. - Exposure to at least one ML framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn. - Working knowledge of at least one big data/distributed processing tool: Spark, Hadoop (MapReduce), or Flink. - Hands-on experience with at least one deployment/orchestration tool: Docker or Kubernetes. Skills list: - Experience deploying or productionizing a trained ML model, beyond coursework-level training and evaluation. - Exposure to at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. - Understanding of at least two of: scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, or data consistency. - Working knowledge of at least two of: load balancing, consensus algorithms, or inter-service communication. Benefits list: need to capture all benefits details. Let's enumerate: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance. - 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution. - Paid parental leave. - Short and long-term disability coverage. - Basic life insurance. - Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units (vesting after continued employment for defined periods). - Paid time away: - 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. - 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 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees. - Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, with no defined limit on 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, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward. - Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues. - Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer. - For non-sales roles