Senior Backend Software Engineer (Pipeline Infrastructure)

Cisco; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as part of a dynamic team dedicated to building robust, fault-tolerant systems. This role focuses on designing and maintaining critical components that power data ingestion and indexing workflows. With a modern tech stack including Golang, C++, and Kubernetes, you will tackle challenges in scalability and performance while collaborating with a global engineering organization. If you're passionate about innovation and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with match

Paid time off

Flexible working arrangements

Incentive compensation

Equity or long-term cash awards

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of microservices and Infrastructure-as-Code.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain distributed systems for data ingestion and processing.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Kubernetes.

Skills

Golang

C++

Java

Python

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Problem-solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD frameworks (Jenkins, Gitlab, etc.)

Job description

Splunk, a Cisco company, is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills, and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion, and all the things that make you, you.

**Role:**

The Pipeline Infrastructure team is a core part of Splunk’s Indexing and Storage organization, responsible for building and maintaining critical components that power data ingestion, processing, and indexing workflows. We focus on designing robust, fault-tolerant distributed systems to efficiently manage massive volumes of data. Our modern tech stack includes Golang, C++, PostgreSQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes, and we operate across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP—handling petabytes of data for thousands of customers. The work we do directly impacts the reliability, scalability, and performance of Splunk’s cloud platform. Join a dynamic environment where innovation meets scale, and your contributions drive meaningful customer outcomes.

**What You'll Get To Do:**

+ Design, build, and maintain robust, fault-tolerant distributed systems in a multi-threaded/multi-process environment.

+ Analyze and improve the scalability, availability, and performance of Splunk’s indexing service and underlying infrastructure.

+ Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems, data pipelines, and multi-threaded performance scenarios.

+ Define technical direction, author design documents, engage in hands-on implementation, and build consensus across teams for infrastructure components.

+ Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using Terraform and Kubernetes.

+ Develop tooling and automation to reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency, and minimize human error.

+ Establish and maintain processes for continuous monitoring, alerting, and auditing of systems.

+ Drive development, delivery, and engineering hygiene practices within the team.

+ Work closely with an amazing team and collaborate with a global engineering organization.

+ Mentor junior engineers and help build domain expertise across the team.

**Must-Have Qualifications**

+ 7+ years of related experience with a technical Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; or equivalent practical experience.

+ Experience developing software using Golang, C++, Java, or Python.

+ Solid hands-on cloud infrastructure experience on public cloud platforms specifically AWS, Azure, or GCP.

+ Knowledge of microservices fundamentals including Service Mesh using Istio, service discovery, deployment strategies, monitoring, scheduling, and load balancing.

+ Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or Helm

+ Proven experience crafting and building scalable software, with expertise in cloud environments and knowledge of continuous delivery, and security practices

+ Excellent problem-solving, triaging, and debugging skills in large-scale distributed systems

+ Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

+ Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment with multiple ongoing projects.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications**

+ Experience in solving problems of load, scale, and optimizations of sophisticated large-scale deployments

+ Knowledge of Puppet and configuration management practices.

+ Experience with CI/CD frameworks and Pipeline-as-Code such as Jenkins, Spinnaker, Gitlab, Argo, Artifactory, etc.

+ Familiarity with test-driven development, writing various levels of automated tests, such as unit tests, functional tests, integration tests, system tests, or performance/load test

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Note:

**Base Pay Range**

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $174,800.00 - 240,350.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $157,320.00 - 216,315.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $139,840.00 - 192,280.00 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 competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com .