Remote Senior Platform Authorization Engineer (C++/Go)

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Splunk Platform Authorization team.

You will architect and implement high-performance backend services in C++, contribute to Go-based components, and drive architectural decisions that enable secure, scalable authorization across Cisco’s enterprise platform. You’ll lead design discussions, collaborate with multiple engineering teams, and help modernize infrastructure toward cloud-native Kubernetes-based services while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• or a Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• or a PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Software development experience in C++, including designing, maintaining, or enhancing complex backend systems.
• Experience designing and developing distributed systems or large-scale backend services in production environments.
• Prior experience in software architecture, technical design, and translating complex requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, coordinating implementation across engineers, and driving projects from design through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop high-performance backend services using C++, while contributing to Go-based services and the modernization of Splunk's core platform.
• Lead technical design discussions and make architectural decisions involving distributed systems, scalability, performance, reliability, and service-to-service trust.
• Own complex engineering initiatives from design through execution, breaking down large projects, identifying opportunities for parallel development, and coordinating work across engineers.
• Improve and modernize large-scale C++ infrastructure, addressing architectural complexity, technical debt, and the transition toward cloud-native and Kubernetes-based services.
• Provide technical guidance through design and code reviews, collaborate across teams, and contribute to production reliability, troubleshooting, and operational support.

Skills

C++ backend

Distributed systems

Go

Kubernetes

RBAC/ABAC

Architectural design

Technical leadership

Education

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

Master's degree

PhD (optional)

Tools

C++

Go

Kubernetes

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Splunk Platform Authorization team.

You will architect and implement high-performance backend services in C++, contribute to Go-based components, and drive architectural decisions that enable secure, scalable authorization across Cisco’s enterprise platform. You’ll lead design discussions, collaborate with multiple engineering teams, and help modernize infrastructure toward cloud-native Kubernetes-based services while ensuring