Senior Principal Software Engineer (FULLY REMOTE POSITION)

Splunk; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Splunk as a Senior Principal Software Engineer, a fully remote position where you'll lead architectural design within the Indexing, Storage, and Data Lifecycle team. You'll build robust distributed systems that handle massive data volumes, contribute to innovative projects, and mentor other engineers while collaborating across global teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of operating systems fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of distributed systems.
• Mentor and guide senior and staff engineers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.

Skills

C/C++

Cloud Infrastructure

Microservices Architecture

Distributed Systems

Education

Technical Bachelor's or Master’s degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

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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 Principal Software Engineer- Indexing, Event Storage and Data Lifecycle(FULLY REMOTE)

The Indexing, Storage and Data Lifecycle organization is 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. This role reports to the director of the Indexing, Storage and Data Lifecycle organization, and helps guide the architecture and technical direction across all of the teams within the organization.

ROLE

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of scalable and reliable distributed systems.
• Act as a technical expert and thought leader, providing guidance and mentorship to senior and staff engineers.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, contributing to root cause analysis and preventative measures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, SRE, and other engineering teams to define requirements, scope projects, and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, from junior engineers to executive leadership.
• Drive system design decisions that balance performance, scalability, consistency, and operational cost.
• Maintain high engineering standards across development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate across globally distributed teams, spanning infrastructure, platform, product, and customer-facing domains.
  
  

Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant software engineering experience with a technical Bachelor's or Master’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• C/C++, low-level or systems-level development highly desired
• Deep hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of operating systems fundamentals including multithreading, memory management, networking, storage, and performance at scale.
• Experience building scalable, reliable systems in distributed and cloud-native environments.
• Solid grasp of microservices architecture, including service mesh (e.g., Istio), service discovery, deployment strategies, monitoring, and load balancing.
• Proven ability to debug, triage, and resolve complex issues in large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to work with multiple programming languages, such as C++, Golang, Java, or Python. We have code in several languages. A solid base foundation in object-oriented coding and the ability to rapidly learn new languages as needed.
• We have code in several languages. A solid base foundation in object-oriented coding and the ability to rapidly learn new languages as needed.
• Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable, self-motivated, and eager to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet

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