Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Cisco•San Jose, CA

21h

About The Position

The Splunk Enterprise Security team develops a data-driven SIEM designed to streamline security monitoring, threat detection, and compliance workflows. Our platform helps enterprise customers monitor, detect, and protect against growing cyber threats across cloud and on-prem environments. Engineers partner closely with Product Management, Architects, UX, multi-functional teams, and customers to shape the roadmap and deliver significant platform capabilities. Working directly with customers is a core value, and our lean process empowers engineers to address sophisticated problems with measurable customer impact.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 7 + years of experience, Master's degree with 4+ years.
4 + years of experience with developing software for distributed systems and databases and query optimization
3+ years' experience with cloud technologies such AWS, Azure, GCP
4+ years of experience with Python, Go/Golang AND SQL
2+ years of experience with AI tools ( such as Claude / Codex ) to drive development and testing efficiency.

Nice To Haves

4+ years of experience writing code that has been released into production
Proven track record of driving technology innovation by translating industry trends into scalable features.
Strong passion for designing highly reliable , maintainable, and distributed backend systems.
3+ years of experience working on performance bench marking using tools like WPT
3+ years of experience working on search technologies, data processing, or query execution.
Experience or knowledge of Splunk Query Language (SPL)
Experience with C++, Typescript, Cypress
Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to mentor engineering teams and lead cross-functional platform initiatives.
Experience architecting and maintaining high-traffic, distributed systems.
A proactive mindset toward identifying , documenting, and resolving technical debt to ensure long- term system health

Responsibilities

Lead technical strategy and execution for multiple teams and backend/platform product areas across cloud and on-prem deployments, ensuring scalable, performant, reliable, secure, and maintainable systems.
Own the technical roadmap and architectural integrity of backend services and data-processing workflows, bridging the gap between requirements and implementation using Agile guidelines.
Raise engineering excellence through documentation, code review, secure coding, testing, observability, architecture standards, and CI/CD practices.
Partner with Product Management, UX, Architects, multi-functional teams, and customers to resolve complex production issues, support customer concerns, and deliver solutions that improve security monitoring, threat detection, compliance, and incident investigations.
Mentor engineers, lead design sessions and architecture reviews, and build deep knowledge of product architecture, deployment models, and real-world operating environments to advance platform evolution and customer value.

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
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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
annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)