Software Engineer – Splunk Platform Authorization

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +39 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain backend services utilizing Go for scalable authorization and service-to-service communication throughout Splunk’s platform.

• Convert technical designs into high-quality, maintainable code.

• Take initiative in implementation through design discussions and code reviews.

• Investigate and resolve issues in production environments.

• Enhance system performance and reliability.

• Mitigate technical debt in complex backend systems.

• Contribute to the modernization of legacy C++ services.

• Advance distributed infrastructure, including environments based on Kubernetes.

• Collaborate with engineering teams and disseminate technical knowledge.

• Engage in operational support and on-call rotations following the onboarding process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent experience; or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of equivalent or related experience; or a PhD in a related field or equivalent experience.

• Demonstrated professional software development experience in building and maintaining backend services using Go.

• Proven experience in developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining backend applications or services within complex production environments.

• Experience in executing technical tasks independently, reviewing and maintaining code, and collaborating within an engineering team.

• Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

• Work must be performed on U.S. soil.

• Current U.S. Government TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Clearance is required.

• Preferred: experience with C++ or large, established codebases.

• Preferred: familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, or cloud-native infrastructure.

• Preferred: understanding of authentication, authorization, identity and access management, or RBAC/ABAC concepts.

• Preferred: experience with high-performance, high-availability services in large-scale enterprise or cloud environments.

• Preferred: experience diagnosing production issues, enhancing reliability, or participating in on-call operations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on the hire date and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time can be carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family issues.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies.

• Incentive compensation for sales roles, subject to Cisco’s plans.