Internet Measurement Researcher PhD (Intern) - United States
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), remote work
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United States, California, San Francisco | |
201 3rd Street (Show on map) | |
Feb 27, 2026 | |
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Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Applications are accepted until further notice. This role may be eligible for remote work in the United States depending on business needs and hiring manager approval. Meet the Team We're the Applied Research team at Cisco ThousandEyes. Our mission is simple but ambitious: use unmatched Internet-scale data to build network assurance solutions that help enterprises see, understand, and fix problems across the Internet, cloud, and enterprise networks. We sit at the intersection of research, data science, AI/ML, and product. That means we don't just analyze data. We turn ideas into algorithms, prototypes into products, and insights into features that customers rely on when things break at 3am! Your Impact This internship sits within the Endpoint research group, where we build solutions that give enterprises deep insight into how SaaS, collaboration, and internal applications perform for a hybrid workforce; at home, in the office, or on the go. The internship will focus on device health and telemetry data collected from mobile devices. As an intern, you'll work with real-world network data at enterprise scale and tackle concrete, open-ended research problems. You'll use statistics, data science, and AI/ML techniques to better understand how we can leverage data gathered from mobile devices (e.g., end-to-end network tests, cellular signal metrics) to inform our event detection algorithms. Throughout the internship, you'll collaborate closely with experienced researchers, engineers, and product partners. You'll be mentored by a dedicated researcher and own a well-scoped project, allowing you to see your work progress from exploration and prototyping toward solutions that can influence real products used by large enterprises. This internship is designed to be hands-on, impactful, and fast-moving, with a strong emphasis on learning, experimentation, and turning research ideas into practical solutions. In addition to influencing production systems, your work may contribute to internal research artifacts, technical reports, or peer-reviewed publications. Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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: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:
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:
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: $44,000.00 - $185,000.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $44,000.00 - $185,000.00* 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. | |
life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), remote work
Feb 27, 2026