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Engineering

Principal Software Engineer

  • - Hybrid Remote
Join us as we pursue our exciting new vision to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people passionate about our product and seeking to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!
 
As applications and systems become more sophisticated and user experience is at high stake, observability - the ability to monitor and understand the systems and how they impact users, becomes one of the biggest challenges for engineering teams. We are building world-class tools to help engineers deliver better, faster, and more reliable applications.
About the Role
Splunk is looking for hardworking and creative full stack Software Engineers to join our Splunk Observability team who will work on systems that empower our customers to quickly detect and resolve their infrastructure and application issues.
You will be a key contributor and lead for the user facing web application for Splunk Observability Infrastructure Monitoring. Splunk’s Observability Suite is a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant and Infrastructure Monitoring is one of the most used and popular products in this suite.
Responsibilities
  • Operates as a technical lead, solution architect & full stack developer of the team, leading technical roadmap and vision
  • Own and organize processes for the team such as sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinements, program increment (PI) planning, and more.
  • Work with leadership team to influence products and process strategies
  • Understand the business direction and is able to promote innovative ideas and acquire alignment with multi-functional teams; can influence PM on features, product direction and priority.
  • Collaboratively lead design discussions under technical purview, ensuring both functional & non-functional requirements (like scale, security, operability, usability, etc) are considered
  • Lead the development new product features, clarify and improve designs, help put together a plan for how to make it happen; participate in code review
  • Build relationships with cross-area teams to effectively understand dependencies, gain alignments and set up collaborations
  • Grow senior engineers and technical leaders through design & code review, tech seminars, mentoring, pair-programming, and etc.
  • Take actions to improve the engineering team’s engineering and operational practices
Requirements
  • Proficient in building large-scale and high throughput web applications including frontend and backend components, from architecture design to implementation and testing.
  • Track record as a senior technical lead with minimum 3 years' experience of leading teams.
  • Deep understanding of microservices and distributed application architecture
  • Rich Experience partnering with UI/UX, Product Management, QA, Doc Writer and other multi-functional teams
  • Expert in JavaScript or TypeScript; Excellent knowledge of HTML/CSS; Familiar with one or more JS frameworks, such as React, Backbone or Angular
  • Expert in Java
  • Expert in developing and working with thoughtfully crafted HTTP APIs, such as REST or GraphQL
  • Rich experience with 1 or more relational databases & NoSQL databases
  • Solid knowledge and rich experience in working with at least one cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Expert in containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related majors; 12+ years of relevant proven experience
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

 

 

 

 

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Base Pay Range

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Base Pay: INR 4,800,000.00 - 6,600,000.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, wellbeing expense reimbursement, and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Splunk's Hiring Practices

Splunk turns machine data into answers. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to solve their toughest IT, Internet of Things and security challenges.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are committed to equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Click here to review the US Department of Labor’s EEO is The Law notice. Please click here to review Splunk’s Affirmative Action Policy Statement. If you need assistance or an accommodation to apply or during the hiring process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request form.

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