Staff Software Engineer

Cisco•Durham, NC

About The Position

Meet the Team Splunk Metadata Catalog (MDC) team is part of the Splunk Platform. We are building Splunk's Unified Catalog - a single catalog of all Splunk datasets and knowledge objects. We are building a Knowledge Graph that will not only help Splunk users discover their data easily but also help understand that relationships and lineage between different Splunk objects. You will be joining a team that is building a new product with fast paced innovation, cutting edge technology and is central to Cisco Data Fabric vision. Your Impact As a Staff Engineer on the team, you will:

Requirements

Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
Proven track record in building new services / features within a larger product in quick time working with cloud infrastructure services such as AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, etc.
Hands-on professional experience developing and debugging on an object-oriented language like Golang, C++, Java etc.
Agile and lean practices that enable CI/CD and a fast-paced environment for iterative product development
Strong working experience in graph databases (Neo4j, AWS Neptune, Apache AGE, etc.) and/or building a knowledge graph for data objects/entities
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, software design, and architecture of modern distributed systems
The highest sense of quality and performance for the products you develop and deliver

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills that will help navigate your way through working with multiple other teams within the company
Working knowledge of build products in the Data Catalog space (DataHub, Unity Catalog, Glue, etc.)
Strong ability to navigate through uncertainty, change and adapt as per the needs of the hour
Burning desire to learn, adapt and succeed

Responsibilities

Build the architecture and high-level design for multiple features by working in conjunction with technical leaders and architects
Lead the whole team in development, execution and delivery of above features within Splunk release cycle
Partner with Product team to ensure that features delivered make significant customer impact
Be responsible for overall quality of the product by driving Developer Owned Quality mindset within the team
Mentor and guide junior engineers on the team

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
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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and 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