Software Engineer – Splunk Platform Authorization

Cisco Systems, Inc; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Parental Leave

Short-Term Disability Coverage

Long-Term Disability Coverage

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Floating Holiday

Birthday Leave

Year-End Holiday Shutdown

Personal Wellness Days

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Family Emergency Leave

Paid Volunteer Days

Annual Bonuses

Restricted Stock Units

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Go backend engineer to develop and maintain scalable authorization and service-to-service communication across Cisco's platform from Birmingham, Alabama.

You will design and implement robust APIs, ensure high availability, and collaborate with platform teams to enforce security and reliability. Responsibilities include resolving production issues, improving performance and reliability, modernizing established C++ services and distributed infrastructure, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD with backend experience.
• Experience building backend Go services and distributed systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in teams; TS/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Go backend services for scalable authorization and service-to-service communication.
• Resolve production issues and improve performance and reliability.
• Modernize established C++ services and distributed infrastructure; participate in design and code reviews.

Skills

Go

Backend Development

Distributed Systems

Microservices

Kubernetes

C++

Authorization

RBAC

ABAC

Authentication

Identity and Access Management

Service-to-Service Communication

Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Production Troubleshooting

System Reliability

Performance Optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Develop and maintain Go backend services that provide scalable authorization and service-to-service communication across Splunk’s platform. Resolve production issues, improve performance and reliability, modernize established C++ services and distributed infrastructure, and contribute to design, code reviews, and operational support.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor’s degree with at least five years of relevant experience, a master’s degree with at least three years, a related PhD, or equivalent experience, along with professional experience building and maintaining backend services in Go. Candidates must be able to execute technical work independently and collaborate effectively; a current U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph and U.S. Person status are also required.

Key Skills: Go, Backend Development, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Kubernetes, C++, Authorization, Role-Based Access Control, Attribute-Based Access Control, Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Service-to-Service Communication, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, Production Troubleshooting, System Reliability, Performance Optimization

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k) Matching, Paid Parental Leave, Short-Term Disability Coverage, Long-Term Disability Coverage, Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Birthday Leave, Year-End Holiday Shutdown, Personal Wellness Days, Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, Family Emergency Leave, Paid Volunteer Days, Annual Bonuses, Restricted Stock Units