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Engineering

Principal Software Engineer (FULLY REMOTE POSITION)

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills, and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion, and all the things that make you, you.
ABOUT THE ROLE:

Are you interested in being part of a small team tasked to build the
next-generation industry-leading platform for machine data? Splunk is looking
for a seasoned Software Engineer to join the Data Platform - Search Language team. The
Search Language team is tasked to envision, design, and build Splunk's
next-generation Search Processing Language, aka SPL2. We're working on the
cutting edge of language design for data analysis and correlation, evolving an
easy to learn, fluent, and expressive language to search data-to-everything.
Your work will impact all components and services where searches are generated,
stored, processed, and reasoned about across Splunk's suite of products and
services.
We give our engineers an environment in which they can contribute from day one
while also providing learning and growth opportunities. You'll learn how our
entire stack works, from data ingestion and storage to searching, reporting, and
building dashboards, all in distributed environments. The work you’ll do will
directly impact the experience of our customers.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

* You will design and implement new features in SPL2 as well as the opportunity
to define and perform various SPL2 optimizations and /or modifications.
* You'll create a set of language services to enable partner teams to leverage
SPL2 in the next generation of Splunk products and services.
* Contribute to maintaining our build system, codebase, tests, and development
process in awesome shape.
* Work with internal and external customers to refine our team's understanding
of target scenarios and incorporate their feedback into incremental
improvements of our product


REQUIREMENTS:

* You have a BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related engineering
discipline or equivalent practical experience
* BS EE or CS degree; 12+ years related experience (or Masters and 8+ years
related experience or PhD and 5+ years experience).
* 10+ years experience developing and debugging with an object-oriented language
like Java, C++
* Good foundational knowledge in query languages, compilers, parsers, and
optimizers
* Experience optimizing/integrating with data warehouse and data lake queries is preferred e.g.
Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Apache Spark, Apache Parquet, Amazon Security Lake, etc.


WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

* A constant stream of new things to learn. You'll learn how our whole stack
works, from data ingestion and storage to searching, reporting and building
dashboards, all in distributed environments. We're also always expanding into
new areas like machine learning, bringing in open source projects and
contributing back, exploring new technologies, and seeking new ways to make
our stack developer-friendly.
* Impact. We give our engineers an environment in which they can contribute
from day one while also providing opportunities for learning and growth. The
work you’ll perform will directly impact the experience of each one of our
customers.
* Skilled and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering and QA to product
management and customer support. We are an engineering and product-focused
company. Our engineers take a leading role in designing, architecting,
building and testing our product. As we scale Splunk to new levels, engineers
have delivered critical new features such as data models and pattern
detection, to name a few.
* Breadth and depth. Want to work on an area that spans backend and frontend
and SDKs? SPL2 is that. Want to go deep into optimizing how we translate SPL2
to a database backend to make it as efficient as it can be? Love to design a
new language feature to make performing some complex but commonly used data
operation dead easy? We have that too, and more!
* Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and
leadership opportunities. We also believe mentors help both sides of the
equation.
* A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment. We are totally
remote friendly. You can choose to work from a Splunk location or you can be
in any US time zone and work with the rest of the team.
* Work-life balance. We don't expect people to work 12-hour days. We want you
to have a successful time outside of work too. We trust our colleagues to be
responsible with their time and commitment, and believe that balance helps
cultivate an outstanding environment.

If you’d like to join one of the fastest-growing and most exciting tech
companies in Silicon Valley, contact us!
Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is
eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental,
vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and much more! Learn more about
our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering here
[https://splunkbenefits.com/int].
Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer: At Splunk, we believe creating a
culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart
thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our
employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where
they can thrive. 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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable
accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to
perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of
employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

 

Note:

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $203,200.00 - 279,400.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $182,880.00 - 251,460.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $162,560.00 - 223,520.00 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 competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off 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.

Splunk also has policies in place to protect the personal information candidates disclose to us as part of the application process. Please click here to review Splunk’s Career Site Privacy Policy.

Splunk does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Please click here to review Splunk’s Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.

Splunk is committed to the health and safety of our employees and customers. Splunk is impacted by the mandates outlined for U.S. Government contractors in President Biden’s Path out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan. As a result, Splunk requires U.S. employees, whether assigned to an office or 100% remote, to provide proof of full vaccination, as defined by the CDC. Splunk provides reasonable accommodations for employees who have qualifying medical or religious reasons.

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