Senior Software Engineer

EngineeringHybrid Remote, Krakow, Poland


Description

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.

Role Summary

The Indexing and Storage team, part of our Data Platform division, focuses on managing the development and operations of the services supporting our core indexing and search functionalities. With a cutting-edge tech stack featuring Golang, C++, PostgreSQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes, across cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, we manage PetaBytes of data for thousands of customers. Our team thrives on end-to-end ownership, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance for all cluster operations while enabling ingestion, indexing, and search elasticity at scale. Dive into a dynamic environment where innovation meets scale, and your contributions make a tangible impact.

What You'll Get to Do

  • Build robust, fault-tolerant distributed systems in a multi-threaded/multi-process environment.
  • Analyze and improve scalability of storing, routing, and searching data at scale.
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems, data pipelines, and multi-threaded performance.
  • Mentor team members in performance, scalability, and quality strategies.
  • Collaborate in a CI/CD development model for cloud-native deployments.
  • Drive development, delivery, and ongoing engineering hygiene.
  • Work closely with an amazing team and collaborate with a global engineering organization.

Must-Have Qualifications

  • 8+ years of related experience with a technical Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent practical experience.
  • Extensive experience developing software using C++, Python, GoLang, or other object-oriented programming languages
  • Proven experience crafting and building scalable software, with expertise in cloud environments and knowledge of continuous delivery, security practices, and performance optimization.
  • Skilled in problem-solving, identifying performance bottlenecks, and resolving product outages.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment with multiple ongoing projects.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Proficiency with Kubernetes and related tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform.
  • Experience with AWS, particularly in maintaining production environments using Aurora PostgreSQL, SQS, and S3.
  • Familiarity with GCP or Azure cloud platforms.
  • Knowledge of Puppet and configuration management practices.
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

Poland

Base Pay: PLN 248,000.00 - 341,000.00 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.

Thank you for your interest in Splunk!