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Principal Engineer AI & Security Platforms Location: Bangalore, India Organization: Infrastructure & Security CTO Meet the Team The Infrastructure & Security CTO organization is shaping the future of Ciscos core products by driving AI-driven, cloud-native, security-first architectures across networking and security platforms. Your Impact As a Principal Engineer, you will define how AI and security are embedded into Ciscos core networking and security products. You will work at the intersection of LLMs, Zero Trust security, and cloud-native systems, delivering innovations that improve threat detection, enable secure access, and automate operations at scale. What Youll Do Integrate AI/ML and LLMs into platforms for threat detection, anomaly analysis, and intelligent policy enforcement Design security-first architectures, including firewall, Zero Trust / secure access, and runtime security (e.g., Tetragon / eBPF) Build cloud-native platform capabilities leveraging Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments Develop large-scale telemetry, data pipelines, and real-time inference systems to power AI-driven insights Design solutions across the AI security lifecycle, including model/data protection, access control, and runtime enforcement Drive end-to-end execution from architecture through production, including hands-on design and critical-path development Partner with product teams to deliver customer-facing innovation and monetization opportunities Lead and mentor across teams spanning security, AI, and platform engineering Minimum Qualifications 12+ years in platform engineering, distributed systems, or security architecture Solid expertise in: Network and cloud security (firewalls, Zero Trust, secure access) Cloud-native systems (Kubernetes, microservices) Experience with cloud-native security (e.g., Tetragon, eBPF, or similar) Hands-on production experience building LLM/AI applications for security use cases, including deployment and scal .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.