Principal Software Engineer-Backend, Observability
Description
About the Role
Responsibilities
- Operates as a technical lead, solution architect & full stack developer of the team, leading technical roadmap and vision
- Work with leadership team to influence products and process strategies
- Understand the business direction and is able to promote innovative ideas and acquire alignment with multi-functional teams; can influence PM on features, product direction and priority.
- Collaboratively lead design discussions under technical purview, ensuring both functional & non-functional requirements (like scale, security, operability, usability, etc) are considered
- Lead the development new product features, clarify and improve designs, help put together a plan for how to make it happen; participate in code review
- Build relationships with cross-area teams to effectively understand dependencies, gain alignments and set up collaborations
- Grow senior engineers and technical leaders through design & code review, tech seminars, mentoring, pair-programming, and etc.
- Participate in on-call rotations, post-incident reviews, and other operational duties as needed to ensure service delivery quality
- Take actions to improve the engineering team’s engineering and operational practices
Requirements
- Proficient in building large-scale and high throughput web applications including frontend and backend components, from architecture design to implementation and testing.
- Track record as a senior technical lead with minimum 3 years' experience of leading teams.
- Deep understanding of microservices and distributed application architecture
- Rich Experience partnering with UI/UX, Product Management, QA, Doc Writer and other multi-functional teams
- Expert of JavaScript or TypeScript; Excellent knowledge of HTML/CSS; Familiar with one or more JS frameworks, such as React, Backbone or Angular
- Expert of Python, Java or Golang
- Expert of at least one RPC framework such as thrift and gRPC
- Expert of developing and working with thoughtfully crafted HTTP APIs, such as REST or GraphQL
- Rich experience with 1 or more relational databases & NoSQL databases
- Solid knowledge and rich experience in working with at least one cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure and GCP
- Expert of containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related majors; 8+ years of relevant proven experience
Note:
Base Pay Range
India
Base Pay: INR 4,800,000.00 - 6,600,000.00 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 comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.
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