Splunk Careers

Description

Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid Remote - San Jose, CA)

Meet the Team

Your Impact

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design, coding and delivery of robust software systems that support rapid, secure, and high-quality product delivery across the full software development lifecycle
• Drive the development of scalable security automation features within the SOAR platform, enabling intelligent threat detection, response, and remediation capabilities
• Collaborate with product, QA, and engineering teams to define test strategies and integrate comprehensive test coverage—including unit, integration, performance, and security testing—into the development workflow
• Contribute to system architecture by designing maintainable backend services and reusable libraries that support cloud-native and on-prem deployments
• Develop observability features such as logging, metrics collection, and application-level alerts to monitor product health and performance across environments
• Provide technical leadership in supporting the availability and stability of the SOAR platform, participating in issue triage and resolution across releases
• Mentor engineers on system design, clean code practices, code reviews, secure development, and test automation, supporting a high-performing engineering culture
• Stay up to date with emerging tools, technologies, and best practices in software engineering, security automation, and continuous improvement
• Partner closely with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure engineering solutions align with product goals, scale effectively, and evolve with user needs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 8–10+ years of experience in software engineering, test automation, and end-to-end product development
• Rockstar programming skills in Python, C++, Go, or similar languages, with an emphasis on building clean, scalable, and maintainable code for production SAAS and on-prem product lines.
• Deep expertise in leveraging test frameworks (e.g., Pytest, JUnit, Selenium, Robot Framework, Cypress) to validate microservices, APIs, and complex distributed systems
• Experience designing containerized development and test environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to enable faster, more reliable software delivery and ensure consistent user experiences across environments.
• Proficient in continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab CI) and version control systems (e.g., Git), with hands-on experience in automating builds, tests, and releases
• Knowledge of infrastructure provisioning tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, CloudFormation) in the context of supporting product development and testing automation
• Strong background in working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), especially in setting up and optimizing dev/test environments and using platform-native tools to enhance engineering workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years experience architecting, designing, coding and delivering large-scale, distributed systems with a focus on performance, scalability, maintainability, and fault tolerance across the full software development lifecycle
• 10+ years proven ability to define and own technical direction and drive engineering execution across multiple product lines or platform components, contributing to long-term continuous product improvement and codebase quality
• 10+ years of expertise in monitoring software health and performance using observability tools such as SignalFX, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or New Relic to improve system reliability and guide development priorities
• 10+ years of active collaboration with product managers, designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate product goals into thoughtful technical solutions that improve user experience and system capabilities

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: $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.

Thank you for your interest in Splunk!