Senior Software Engineer (Remote)
About The Position
Join Splunk, a Cisco company, on the Automation and Response team to build capabilities that help customers respond to security events faster and more consistently. The team develops automation and response tools for orchestrating security workflows, reducing manual work, and taking action across cloud and enterprise environments. The role combines product engineering, security expertise, cloud operations, and ownership of production software. Design and deliver secure, scalable capabilities, and take technical ownership of complex features from design and implementation through release readiness and production support. Improve product quality by making systems observable, reliable, supportable, and safe to deploy; resolve customer escalations and security issues; and use AI-assisted development and automation to improve engineering work, testing, and troubleshooting. Guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams. Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose production issues and develop solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience, or master’s degree and 4 years of related experience, or Ph.D. and 2 years of related experience.
- Applied programming experience in Python, Go, or C++.
- Experience designing, delivering, and supporting reliable production software, including cloud services.
- Background with distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and performance troubleshooting.
- Experience with automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and delivery models such as Docker, containers, or Kubernetes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with web frameworks such as Django or Flask, or front-end technologies such as JavaScript and React.
- Familiarity with security operations, SIEM, Automation and Response, or Splunk integrations.
- Experience with Linux systems, networking, or deploying software in enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with security and compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, or FIPS.
- Ability to independently own complex technical initiatives and design decisions while partnering with engineers and product managers.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver secure, scalable Automation and Response capabilities for investigating and responding to security events across cloud and enterprise environments.
- Own complex features technically from design and implementation through release readiness and production support.
- Improve product quality by building observable, reliable, supportable systems that are safe to deploy.
- Resolve customer escalations and security issues with urgency and care.
- Use AI-assisted development and automation to accelerate engineering, strengthen testing, and improve troubleshooting.
- Guide technical decisions and mentor other engineers.
- Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.
- Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose production escalations and issues and work on solutions.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Sick time off
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants, subject to eligibility and continued employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
