Sr. Software Engineer- Networking

EngineeringHybrid Remote, Boulder, Colorado Durham, North Carolina


Description

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Our customers love our technology, but it's our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination. No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. 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. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

Meet the Team:

Splunk’s Cloud Infrastructure organization builds robust and resilient platform solutions for hosting Splunk's enterprise software. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Splunk Cloud Infrastructure team to help scale and secure our new global SaaS offerings. Our Engineers are experienced in designing and building a secure network infrastructure and services that provide a critical foundation to Splunk’s Cloud SaaS platform.

What you'll get to do:

  • Develop and deploy software that will help drive improvements toward the availability, performance, efficiency, and security of Splunk’s services. Technologies include Kubernetes, DNS management, GSLB/Anycast, Load Balancing (IPVS, L4, L7), API Gateways and Service Mesh (Istio), IP address management (IPAM), and TLS infrastructure.
  • Work with cloud providers to integrate their networking products into our ecosystem. You will develop and extend a control plane to scale and secure Kubernetes deployments and their traffic ingress requirements on various cloud computing platforms (Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure).
  • Technical Leadership. You will get a chance to demonstrate technical leadership when building, monitoring and maintaining complex Cloud infrastructure solutions that work with Petabyte scale data.
  • Automation through Code. Adopt and master new technologies that will help you automate routine tasks and free up time for innovation. You will be applying a variety of languages used in systems programming, ranging from Go to Python to Terraform.
  • Distributed systems programming. Debugging distributed systems like CDNs, Kubernetes infrastructure, databases, data replication, etc.
  • Operational Excellence. Routinely use continuous delivery, testing, and standard security practices. You make decisions based on numbers rather than assumptions. You strive to be alerted before the customers notice.
  • Keeping calm and carrying on. Capable of managing a product outage, skilled in identifying performance bottlenecks, spotting anomalous system behavior, and figuring out the root cause of incidents.

Must-have Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant proven industry experience; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience deploying critical applications or solutions using industry-standard DevOps principles. Experience coding with Python/Go.
  • Experience handling SaaS and/or On-prem applications for a large customer base.
  • Experience with one or more of the public cloud providers i.e. AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Experience with CICD (Gitlab, Jenkins, etc.) and automation (Terraform, etc.) technologies and tools.

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.

 

 

 

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.

Thank you for your interest in Splunk!