Platform Engineer - Go/C++ for Cloud Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer to contribute to the Splunk Platform ecosystem across cloud and on-prem environments. You will focus on building scalable, secure automation and services, participating in design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, observability, and reliability engineering, with opportunities to influence SLOs, incident response, and performance tuning in a fast-paced, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Solid software engineering experience in Go and/or C++, with scripting proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and operational tooling.
• Proven experience deploying and operating critical cloud-native applications at scale across SaaS and/or on-premises containerized environments.
• Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in technical design reviews and communicate engineering trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Ability to work mostly independently, make responsible technical decisions, promptly raise flags when support is needed, and thrive in a fast-changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in English, with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to knowledge sharing and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop, and maintain Splunk Platform components across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure) and on-premises infrastructure, focusing on scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Participate in implementing, testing, and deploying of distributed systems.
• Contribute hands‑on through implementation, debugging, testing, code review, and production investigation.
• Learn and apply software engineering best practices in distributed systems programming, including debugging, performance tuning, and reliability engineering for complex systems like Kubernetes controllers, database platforms, and data replication.
• Monitor and improve service health indicators, observability, SLOs, RPO/RTO targets, alerting, runbooks, and end‑to‑end recovery testing.
• Support incident diagnosis and learning, reducing operational risk and limiting customer impact through quality assurance, automation, and recovery practices.
• Follow and support a culture of continuous learning and adaptability within an agile, fast‑paced environment, encouraging innovation and exploration of new technologies.
• Mentor and guide junior and entry‑level engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and professional growth.

Skills

Go

C++

Python

Bash

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

Azure

Kubernetes

Kubernetes Operators/Controllers

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Terraform

GitLab

Jenkins

CI/CD

Scrum/Kanban/SAFe

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Terraform

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer to contribute to the Splunk Platform ecosystem across cloud and on-prem environments. You will focus on building scalable, secure automation and services, participating in design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, observability, and reliability engineering, with opportunities to influence SLOs, incident response, and performance tuning in a fast-paced, globally distributed team.