Software Engineer Fullstack / Backend II (Full Time) – United States

Cisco•Boulder, CO

1d•$111,700 - $203,100

About The Position

This role is part of Splunk’s Control Plane organization, which builds a foundational, self-service automated platform for internal engineering teams to deploy cloud services. The team works across multi-cloud environments and addresses distributed systems challenges, including automation of production infrastructure. The posting advertises potential opportunities; the exact role may not currently be open, and applications are accepted until further notice. The Software Engineer will contribute to a large codebase deployed daily across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud, supporting thousands of enterprise customers. The role focuses on architecting self-service developer tools and abstractions, deploying and monitoring production systems, improving operational telemetry and alerting, participating in supported on-call rotations, and integrating AI-powered tools into engineering workflows. Because the role maintains services in a FedRAMP-compliant environment and may involve work restricted by the U.S. government, candidates must be U.S. citizens; some work must be performed on U.S. soil. The role is advertised as full time. Compensation varies by hiring location and qualifications. Listed salary ranges are $125,700–$203,100 for the New York City metro area and $111,700–$180,800 for non-metro New York state and Washington state.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and work-experience combinations, with the education completed within the past 3 years or expected within the next 12 months: a Master's degree and 0 years of work experience; a Bachelor's degree and 2 years; an educational or workforce development program and 3 years; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 4 years.
Qualifying education and work experience must be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
Demonstrated proficiency writing software and using data structures and algorithms in at least one modern programming language, such as Go, Python, or Ruby.
Hands-on experience building, deploying, or managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
Applied coursework or practical experience with Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, or automation tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or CloudFormation.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Practical experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration, including kubectl command-line tooling.
Working knowledge of distributed systems concepts, including concurrency control, consistency models, the CAP theorem, or distributed databases and file systems.
Familiarity with CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated testing, system observability and telemetry, and Unix/Linux terminal environments.
Experience using generative AI tools or machine learning models to automate developer tooling, infrastructure workflows, or script execution.
Ability to take proactive ownership of engineering deliverables, communicate technical concepts effectively, and thrive in an agile team environment.

Responsibilities

Contribute to a large-scale codebase deployed daily across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud.
Architect self-service developer tools and abstractions that help internal engineering teams safely manage infrastructure without central bottlenecks.
Deploy and monitor production systems across multi-cloud environments.
Tune telemetry, metrics, and alerting to drive operational excellence.
Participate in supported on-call rotations to diagnose system anomalies, resolve production incidents, and identify root causes.
Build and integrate AI-powered tools into engineering workflows to automate configuration changes and optimize continuous delivery pipelines.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility rules.
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Potential grants of Cisco restricted stock units, subject to continued employment and vesting terms.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
One paid day off for an employee’s birthday, a paid year-end holiday shutdown, and four paid personal wellness days.
For non-exempt employees, 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
For eligible exempt employees, flexible vacation time off with no defined usage limit, subject to availability and business limitations.
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1, with up to 80 unused hours carried forward.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.
For non-sales roles, eligibility to earn annual bonuses, subject to Cisco policies.