Software Engineer - Splunk Platform Authorization

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Splunk Platform Authorization team. You will build and maintain backend services powering secure, scalable access across enterprise environments, applying RBAC/ABAC concepts and cloud-native practices.

You will work with Go, contribute to C++ heritage, and join a collaborative engineering group tackling distributed systems and service-to-service communication. Location: remote with a strong preference for certain US locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 3+ years of equivalent experience; or a PhD in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Professional software development experience building and maintaining backend services using Go.
• Experience developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining backend applications or services in complex production environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining software code, participating in code reviews, and contributing to software development projects within an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Go, supporting scalable authorization and service-to-service communication across Splunk's platform.
• Translate technical designs into high-quality, maintainable code, independently driving implementation while collaborating through design discussions and code reviews.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, improve system performance and reliability, and address technical debt within complex backend systems.
• Contribute to the modernization of established C++ services and the evolution of distributed infrastructure, including Kubernetes-based environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, share technical knowledge, and participate in operational support and on-call rotations following onboarding.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

RBAC/ABAC

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree or PhD in related field

Tools

Go

C++

Kubernetes

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 10/30/2026

The successful applicant will be performing work on US Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position will perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. The successful applicant must have a current US Government TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.

Note: This role isa Remote, USbut astrong preference for locationsexcept CA, WA, DC, MD, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VA, AK.

Meet the Team

Join Cisco's Splunk Integrated Core Platform team, where we build and maintain the critical authorization infrastructure powering Splunk's enterprise observability and security platform.

Our Authorization team develops highly scalable, high-performance systems that manage access and establish trust across services, applications, and complex enterprise environments. Working with both role-based and attribute-based access control (RBAC/ABAC), we solve challenging engineering problems involving distributed systems, service-to-service communication, and authorization enforcement at scale.

You'll join a collaborative engineering organization tackling complex architectural challenges, modernizing established systems, and building the foundational services that support some of the world's largest enterprises.

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer on the Splunk Platform Authorization team, you'll build and maintain backend services that power secure, reliable access across complex enterprise environments. You'll work with experienced engineers to implement technical solutions, solve challenging problems, and improve the performance and reliability of our core platform. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful engineering work while expanding your expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.

• Develop and maintain backend services using Go, supporting scalable authorization and service-to-service communication across Splunk's platform.
• Translate technical designs into high-quality, maintainable code, independently driving implementation while collaborating through design discussions and code reviews.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, improve system performance and reliability, and address technical debt within complex backend systems.
• Contribute to the modernization of established C++ services and the evolution of distributed infrastructure, including Kubernetes-based environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, share technical knowledge, and participate in operational support and on-call rotations following onboarding.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent experience; or a Master's degree with 3+ years of equivalent experience or related expereince; or a PhD in a related field or requivalent experience.
• Professional software development experience building and maintaining backend services using Go.
• Experience developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining backend applications or services in complex production environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining software code, participating in code reviews, and contributing to software development projects within an engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or maintaining software in C++ or working with large, established codebases.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, or cloud-native infrastructure.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity and access management, or RBAC/ABAC concepts.
• Experience working with high-performance, high-availability services in large-scale enterprise or cloud environments.
• Experience diagnosing production issues, improving system reliability, or participating in on-call operations.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $128,600.00 to $184,900.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area: $155,000.00 - $256,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $138,100.00 - $227,900.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.