Senior Software Engineer- Frontend, Observability (US Remote Available)

Cisco; Hyde Park Township (IL); Remote; USD 139,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a frontend Software Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in crafting intuitive user experiences for a powerful observability platform. Work closely with talented designers and product managers to innovate and implement features that enhance customer satisfaction. This role not only offers the chance to tackle complex engineering challenges but also to mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative environment. With a focus on kindness and teamwork, this position invites you to contribute to a culture that values your unique talents while making a significant impact in the tech industry.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Arrangement

Incentive Compensation

Equity or Long-term Cash Awards

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in frontend development with a focus on web applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, or Backbone.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers and product managers to develop new features.
• Lead frontend design and implementation while maintaining high engineering standards.
• Debug and resolve customer-reported issues effectively.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Frontend Development

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

GraphQL

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

Job description

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Our customers love our technology, but it's our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination. No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. 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. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

As applications and systems become more sophisticated and user experience is at high stake, observability - the ability to monitor and understand the systems and how they impact users, becomes one of the biggest challenges for engineering teams. We are building world-class tools to help engineers deliver better, faster, and more reliable applications.

About the Role:

Splunk is looking for enthusiastic and innovative frontend Software Engineers to join our Splunk Observability team who will work on systems that empower our customers to quickly detect and resolve their infrastructure and application issues.

You will closely collaborate with designers, Frontend Architects, and Product Managers to craft and implement modern, delightful, and intuitive features that streamline the experience between multiple Splunk products. We are passionate about solving customers’ problems as well as building best-of-its-kind products and you will help us win in this fast-growing market.

Responsibilities:

1. Understand the business scenarios, collaborate with UI/UX designers, Product Managers, and customers to explore and brainstorm new features which yield business value.
2. Lead or own the frontend design of new features and drive the implementations.
3. Is accountable for identifying and driving to clean up technical debts.
4. Follow the best software development practices, and hold the high engineering bar for the team by regularly leading design, code review and test plan reviews.
5. Identify improvement opportunities in areas of engineering excellence and operation excellence, and implement them.
6. Participate in oncall rotations, post-incident reviews, and other operational duties to ensure service delivery quality.
7. Responsible for debugging and providing solutions or fixes to customer reported issues or requirements.
8. Helps team estimate middle to large scale work which across a multiple sprint timelines.
9. Contribute to grow junior engineers through design & code review, tech talks, mentoring, pair-programming, and etc.

Requirements:

1. Proficiency in building delightful web applications; experience leading technical designs, implementation and testing for frontend systems.
2. Passionate about building sophisticated and powerful user interfaces to tackle customer problems.
3. Ability to partner with designers, Product Management, QA, Doc Writers and other multi-functional teams.
4. In-depth Knowledge of web standards, modern browsers, responsive design, and full web technology stack.
5. Proficiency in working with at a minimum one JS framework, e.g. React, Backbone or Angular.
6. Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript.
7. Experience with 1 or more relational databases & NoSQL databases.
8. Experience and good knowledge about Python and GraphQL is a plus.
9. Prior experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP.
10. Capable of solving problems through uncertainty and ambiguity.
11. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
12. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related majors; 5+ years of relevant proven experience.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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.