Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend I (Full Time) - United States
About The Position
Join Cisco and Splunk’s engineering team building Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and full-stack observability platforms. The team develops capabilities that help global enterprises visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize complex cloud-native architectures in real time. It works collaboratively on Cisco and Splunk’s Observability and Cloud Operations strategy, with mentorship, career development, integration with Splunk’s data ecosystem, and AI tooling and automated developer workflows. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will develop, build, and ship features and bug fixes across high-scale Java backend microservices and React frontend applications. You will participate in scheduled on-call rotations 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.
Requirements
- Meet one of the following education and experience pathways, completed within the past three years or expected within the next 12 months: a bachelor’s degree and no work experience; an educational or workforce development program (such as an associate’s degree, apprenticeship, boot camp, or certification) and one year of work experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and two 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
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), or developer sub-agents for software workflow automation.
- Exposure to Splunk Observability Cloud, Application Performance Monitoring (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 (three rotations per year) to diagnose and resolve APM backend issues and customer escalations.
- Develop and deploy robust, high-performance features across Java backend services and React user interfaces.
- Use AI-assisted development practices, sub-agents, and automated workflows to improve development 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 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 and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Paid personal wellness days
- Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees or flexible vacation time off for eligible exempt employees
- Paid sick time
- 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
Entry Level
