Remote Backend Engineer - Splunk Platform Authorization

Cisco Systems; Reno (NV); Remote; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer for the Splunk Platform Authorization team. You will build backend services in Go and contribute to secure, scalable authorization across enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes modernization of legacy C++ services, distributed systems, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure, with collaboration across engineering and on-call rotations. A BS/BA with 5+ years of backend experience is preferred along with experience in Go.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field plus 5+ years of backend experience.
• Professional software development experience building backend services with Go.
• Experience in complex production environments and maintaining backend applications.
• Experience participating in code reviews and collaborating in an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Go for scalable authorization.
• Translate designs into high-quality code through design discussions and reviews.
• Investigate production issues and improve system performance and reliability.
• Modernize legacy C++ services and support distributed infrastructure including Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Go backend development

C++

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

RBAC/ABAC concepts

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Go tooling

Cloud platforms

Job description

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer for the Splunk Platform Authorization team. You will build backend services in Go and contribute to secure, scalable authorization across enterprise environments.

The role emphasizes modernization of legacy C++ services, distributed systems, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure, with collaboration across engineering and on-call rotations. A BS/BA with 5+ years of backend experience is preferred along with experience in Go.