Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Splunk, a Cisco company, is seeking a senior engineer to design and deliver secure Automation and Response capabilities for customers across cloud and enterprise environments. You will own features end-to-end, improve reliability, and guide engineering decisions in collaboration with product managers.

Expect rotating on-call duties and opportunities to advance AI-assisted development practices. The role emphasizes production-ready systems, observability, and a strong ownership culture, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field plus 7+ years of related experience, or equivalent advanced degree.
• Applied programming experience in Python, Go, or C++ for production systems.
• Experience designing, delivering, and supporting reliable software in production.
• Background with distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver secure, scalable Automation and Response capabilities for customers.
• Own complex features from design through release readiness and production support.
• Improve product quality with observable, reliable, and safe-to-deploy systems.
• Use AI-assisted development and automation to accelerate engineering work and troubleshooting.
• Mentor engineers, guide decisions, and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Programming languages (Python, Go, C++

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Django/Flask

React

Job description

This is a remote position open to candidates located within the United States.

Candidates located in the San Jose, CA or San Francisco, CA are requested to work onsite a few days a week.

Meet the Team

Join the Automation and Response team at Splunk, a Cisco company, as we help customers respond to security events faster, more consistently, and with greater confidence. We build the automation and response capabilities that let security teams orchestrate workflows, reduce manual toil, and take action on behalf of their organizations at machine speed. Our work sits at the center of customer trust: when threats, alerts, exposures, or urgent operational issues emerge, our platform helps customers move from signal to action. The team blends product engineering, security domain expertise, cloud operations, and a strong ownership culture. This is an exciting moment to join because AI is changing how engineering teams plan, build, operate, and support software, and we are using that shift to improve both customer outcomes and team effectiveness.

Your Impact

Design and deliver secure, scalable Automation and Response capabilities that help customers investigate and respond to security events faster across cloud and enterprise environments. Take technical ownership of complex features from design and implementation through release readiness and production support. Improve product quality by building systems that are observable, reliable, supportable, and safe to deploy, while resolving customer escalations and security issues with urgency and care. Use AI-assisted development and automation to accelerate engineering work, strengthen testing, and improve troubleshooting. Guide technical decisions, mentor other engineers, and collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that earn customer trust. Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose escalations and issues that arise in the production environment and work on solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 7 years of related experience OR Masters + 4 years of related experience OR PhD + 2 year of related experience
• Applied programming experience in one of these languages: Python, Go, C++
• Experience designing, delivering, and supporting reliable software in production, including cloud services.
• Previous background with distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and delivery models (Dockers, Containers, Kubernetes, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with web frameworks such as Django or Flask, or front-end technologies such as JavaScript and React.
• Familiarity with security operations, SIEM, Automation and Response, or Splunk integrations.
• Experience with Linux systems, networking, or deploying software in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with security and compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, or FIPS.
• Ability to autonomously own complex technical initiatives and design decisions while partnering seamlessly with engineers and product managers.