Hybrid Technical Leader: Backend & Platform

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with matching contributions

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Restricted stock units

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc in San Jose, CA, seeks a seasoned software engineering leader for the Splunk Enterprise Security team. The role blends technical strategy with hands-on design across cloud and on-prem deployments to deliver scalable and secure data-processing platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and partner with cross-functional teams to resolve complex production issues, delivering measurable customer value in security monitoring and incident investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 6+ years.
• Experience with developing software for distributed systems, databases or query optimization.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Python or Go/Golang.
• Experience with AI tools (such as Claude/Codex) to drive development and testing efficiency.
• Backend coding and system design experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and execution for multiple teams and backend/platform product areas across cloud and on-prem deployments, ensuring scalable, performant, reliable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Own the technical roadmap and architectural integrity of backend services and data-processing workflows, bridging the gap between requirements and implementation using Agile guidelines. Raise engineering excellence through documentation, code review, secure coding, testing, observability, architecture standards, and CI/CD practices.
• Partner with Product Management, UX, Architects, multi-functional teams, and customers to resolve complex production issues, support customer concerns, and deliver solutions that improve security monitoring, threat detection, compliance, and incident investigations.
• Mentor engineers, lead design sessions and architecture reviews, and build deep knowledge of product architecture, deployment models, and real-world operating environments to advance platform evolution and customer value.

Skills

Distributed systems

Databases

Query optimization

Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Python

Go/Golang

AI tools (Claude/Codex)

Backend coding

System design

SPL (Splunk Query Language)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SPL

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc in San Jose, CA, seeks a seasoned software engineering leader for the Splunk Enterprise Security team. The role blends technical strategy with hands-on design across cloud and on-prem deployments to deliver scalable and secure data-processing platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and partner with cross-functional teams to resolve complex production issues, delivering measurable customer value in security monitoring and incident investigations.