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Engineering

Senior Software Engineer (BAY AREA OR SEATTLE ONLY FULLY REMOTE)

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Role:
Are you passionate about learning new technologies and understanding how they work? Are you interested in an opportunity to work with an upbeat team to help drive its big data services to a new level? We are looking for a seasoned, attention to detail focused Software Engineer to help us with the operations, enhancement, and redesign of the Splunk Observability Data Platform. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Splunk Observability Metadata Team, you will be part of the core data platform team that is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and new feature enhancements of existing ingestion services, persistence stores, and query services.  Furthermore, you will be a critical part of designing, architecting, building, and deploying new services to replace and/or enhance existing Metadata services to meet Splunk Observability’s demands for higher throughput at efficient cost.
Technical Skills:
  • Basic Qualifications
    • BS in Computer Science or equivalent training or work experience.
    • 7+ years of experience building large-scale distributed backend systems, primarily using Java
    • Experience operating on production systems
    • Experience with DevOps practices and comfortability operating your own systems.
     Preferred Qualifications
    • 8+ years relevant work experience in data processing technologies such as Kafka and / or Spark.
    • Proficiency in Java 8+, familiar with the development environments.
    • Experience driving technical designs for complex backend systems.
    • Proficiency in Kubernetes, gRPC, cloud native development on AWS & GCP.
    • Experience with 1 or more distributed databases, preferably Cassandra or Redis. Experience with Trino is a plus.
    • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written along with ability to work well in a team.
    • Ability to debug and resolve complex production issues with attention to detail

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Note:

Base Pay Range

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

Base Pay Range: $174,800.00 - 240,350.00 per year

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

Base Pay Range: $157,320.00 - 216,315.00 per year

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

Base Pay Range: $139,840.00 - 192,280.00 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.

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