Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend I (Full Time) - United States

Cisco•Austin, TX

About The Position

Join a high-velocity engineering team building Splunk’s Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and full-stack observability platforms. The team develops technology that helps global enterprises visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize complex cloud-native architectures in real time, as part of Cisco and Splunk’s Observability and Cloud Operations strategy. The culture is collaborative, highly technical, and supportive of mentorship and career growth, with AI tooling and automated developer workflows incorporated into software delivery. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will develop and ship end-to-end features and bug fixes across high-scale Java backend microservices and modern React frontend applications. You will participate in scheduled on-call rotations, approximately three per year, to diagnose and resolve APM backend issues and customer escalations. You will work with Product Owners, Technical Owners, and UX designers to turn observability requirements into scalable, intuitive solutions, and contribute documentation, code reviews, and system design ideas. The position is full time. The application window is expected to close on 11/17/2026. The posted starting salary range for U.S. and/or Canada locations is $84,600 to $113,600, with certain location-specific ranges also provided in the posting.

Requirements

Meet one of the specified education and experience pathways, completed within the past three years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months: a Bachelor's degree with 0 years of work experience; an educational or workforce development program such as an Associate’s degree, apprenticeship, boot camp, or certification with 1 year of work experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent with 2 years of work experience.
Qualifying education and work experience must be in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Demonstrated experience developing backend services and applications using Java, Python, or Go.
Hands-on experience building interactive web applications and user interfaces using React or modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with modern AI-assisted development tools, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), or developer sub-agents for software workflow and automation.
Exposure to Splunk Observability Cloud, APM, distributed tracing, cloud telemetry, or metrics platforms.
Experience designing SQL and NoSQL data stores, integrating RESTful or GraphQL APIs, and deploying containerized services in Kubernetes.
Familiarity with frontend visualization libraries such as D3.js and building complex, high-performance interactive dashboards.
Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills, effective cross-functional collaboration with Product and UX teams, and interest in full-stack career growth.

Responsibilities

Develop, build, and ship end-to-end features and bug fixes across Java backend microservices and React frontend applications.
Participate in scheduled on-call rotations, approximately three per year, to diagnose and resolve APM backend issues and customer escalations.
Develop and deploy robust, high-performance features across backend services and user interfaces.
Use AI-assisted development practices, sub-agents, and automated workflows to improve code velocity and address technical challenges.
Partner with Product Owners, Technical Owners, and UX designers to translate observability requirements into scalable, intuitive technical solutions.
Write technical documentation, participate in code reviews, and contribute system design ideas.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility rules.
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and paid personal wellness days.
Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees; exempt employees participate in a flexible vacation time off program.
Sick time off, with carryforward of eligible unused hours.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonus eligibility for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.