Sr. Principal Software Engineer-Observability Platform

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 218,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr. Principal Engineer focusing on the Observability Data Platform. This role involves driving system architecture, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams to innovate application observability solutions. With a commitment to building a safer digital world, you will play a key role in shaping the technical strategy and ensuring the success of the platform. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you. Enjoy a competitive benefits package and the flexibility to work in a way that suits you best.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Incentive Compensation

Equity or Long-term Cash Awards

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of data intensive applications and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive system architecture and design for the Observability Platform.
• Mentor engineers and promote a growth mindset within the team.
• Collaborate with Product Management to align on product direction.

Skills

Data Intensive Applications

Software Development

Web Protocols

Distributed Systems

Indexing & Storage Technology

Microservices Development

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Master’s in Computer Science

PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Sr. Principal Software Engineer-Observability Platform

A little about us

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. We’re proud to say that we’re the key to enterprise resilience for more than 11,000 enterprise organizations that use our Unified Security and Observability Platform to keep their systems secure and reliable. We’re also especially proud of our award-winning culture and our regular appearance on those “Best Places to Work” lists.

We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers and users. At Splunk, we’re committed to our strong sense of purpose to deliver "aha" moments for our customers with their data. We want to combine this customer value, with building great products, having fun, and importantly, delivering success as a team.

Splunk Observability Cloud is a new generation of SaaS-based metric and application performance management solutions built via microservices and distributed applications to help engineers deliver better, faster, and more reliable applications.

We're looking for a Sr. Principal Engineer to help lead a skilled team of engineers to build upon our data platform as we continue to innovate on application observability. In short, you will be the connector between the business strategy and the technical strategy, and have a direct impact on the success of Splunk in the coming decade.

If you end up joining us, we’ll only ask you one thing: bring 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. Because when you feel free to be you, it makes it a lot easier for us to be us.

Role

As a Sr. Principal Engineer focusing on our Observability Data Platform, you will:

1. Drive system architecture and design decisions for Splunk’s Observability Platform, on which the core features and functionality of our software is built.
2. Partner deeply with technical leadership to drive the strategic projects within Splunk Observability Platform engineering.
3. Be active at a technical level, participating in design and code reviews and taking a hands-on role for strategically important, potentially risky technical initiatives required to achieve the success of the technical roadmap.
4. Demonstrate an ability to delegate, showing a strong understanding of when you must be involved in something versus when a specific task is a meaningful growth opportunity for other engineers.
5. Exhibit a growth mindset and provide mentorship and teaching for other engineers, helping them build the soft skills required to drive impact through influence as well as direct contribution.
6. Be an effective communicator who is regularly leveraged as the technical spokesperson for driving architectural ideas and decisions and advocating for them with business stakeholders.
7. Work well across multiple Product teams and be a strong contributor to setting product architecture and identifying efficiencies across products.
8. Work with Product Management, Engineering, and Architecture and help drive alignment on product direction.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science (or equivalent) with 15+ years of related experience; or Master’s with 12+ years; or PhD with 8+ years.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Required: Strong knowledge of how data intensive applications are constructed and run efficiently.
2. Required: Strong software development experience across large codebases.
3. Required: Deep knowledge of web protocols and distributed systems.
4. Required: Knowledge of indexing & storage technology.
5. Preferred: Experience leading large scale change (of mindsets, technologies, or tooling) in codebases and organizations.
6. Preferred: Microservices and monolith based development.

Competencies:

1. Helping people grow their skills and abilities to meet their career goals.
2. Building psychologically safe environments, where learning is encouraged and failure is not punished.
3. Clear and direct communication.
4. Constant learning.

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.

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $242,400.00 - 333,300.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $218,160.00 - 299,970.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $193,920.00 - 266,640.00 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.