Principal Backend Software Engineer, Splunk

Mission Control

$162.6-279.4k

Salary dependent on location

AWS
GCP
Python
Django
Go
Jenkins
Azure
Git
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US

More information about location

Splunk

Data security & observability platform

Open for applications

Splunk

Data security & observability platform

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechAnalyticsInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSaaSCyber Security

Open for applications

$162.6-279.4k

Salary dependent on location

AWS
GCP
Python
Django
Go
Jenkins
Azure
Git
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechAnalyticsInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSaaSCyber Security

Company mission

To allow clients to focus on the business outcomes that data can deliver by helping organisations use their data to answer questions, take actions, and achieve business objectives

Role

Who you are

  • Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8 years and a Master’s Degree
  • Proficiency in Python/Go programming, RESTful web services
  • Being able to understand delivery models - CI/CD, Dockers, Containers, etc
  • Ability to find the root cause of performance bottlenecks with profiling tools, pstack, qmlprofiler
  • Passionate about optimizing the performance bottlenecks and improving the product
  • Experience in solving problems of load, scale, and optimizations of complex large-scale deployments
  • Good understanding of databases (relational or non-relational)
  • Working experience with design and engineering teams to plan, develop, and release software
  • Familiarity with backend application development frameworks such as Django
  • An understanding of test-driven development (TDD)
  • Experience with an agile software development model

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of web performance including utilizing tools like Jmeter, Webpage tests
  • Experience in an Agile DevOps engineering environment that effectively uses CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub), including the setup and management of both GitLab and GitHub CI/CD processes
  • Experience with SaaS product development (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Experience working on open-source or development-in-the-open projects
  • Familiarity with security and networking concepts

What the job involves

  • This role is for a Principal Software Engineer on the Mission Control product team in Splunk Enterprise Security which is an analytics-driven SIEM that solves a wide range of security analytics and security operations use cases like incident triaging, incident investigations, incident response, etc
  • You will be part of a backend team that works on cloud and on-prem platforms
  • You will deliver these features to meet the ever-increasing scalability, performance, and security requirements
  • You will interact with Product Management and customers to shape the roadmap and build solutions that help customers supervise, detect, and protect against ever-growing cyber threats
  • Working directly with customers is one of our core values
  • In this role, you'll be able to meet customers as they share their experiences, get a first-person view of the state-of-the-art Security Operations Centers, to define and craft new products that streamline analysts' investigations
  • We have a lean process that focuses on empowering our engineers
  • As the Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in delivering top-quality Splunk's security products
  • You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and quality of services you deliver
  • You will drive process improvement and collaborate effectively with fast paced cross-functional teams to solve problems and implement new solutions
  • Gain a deep understanding of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real-world deployment scenarios to develop solutions that will bring value to our customers
  • Enhance the product, keeping scalability and performance considerations as a high priority
  • Help define, develop, and perform performance/scalability benchmarks
  • Lead and drive projects to completion
  • Partner with other leaders from architecture, engineering management, and product management on project requirements
  • Collaborate with members of our team to design and create durable solutions
  • Keep product quality top of mind with automated testing
  • Become well-versed in Splunk's core technologies as they apply to application development
  • Mentor junior engineers as they develop their application development skills

Our take

Splunk was founded to produce software for searching and analysing machine-generated data for clients. The platform provides live data insights and is an attractive option due to its flexibility, scalability and ability to process real time data.

The company has evolved significantly since being founded, implementing developments in augmented reality, machine learning and mobile technology. Further, the company's transition to the cloud has allowed it to provide new offerings, and proved its ability to move with market trends.

Acquired by Cisco in 2024, Splunk now benefits from Cisco's user protection, breach protection and threat intelligence capabilities. The company will continue to deliver its security products, and also has plans to enhance its portfolio moving forwards.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

3% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Sep 2007

$25m

SERIES C

Jan 2006

$10m

SERIES B

Total funding: $40m

Company benefits

  • Paid parental leave
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health Care and Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education reimbursement
  • Electric car charging stations
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Stocked kitchens
  • Gym discounts/onsite fitness centers
  • Pet insurance discount
  • Student loan resources
  • Cool workspace with collaborative environments
  • 529 College Savings Plan

Company values

  • Innovative: Splunk values people committed to improving the future
  • Fun: Splunk believes in fostering a positive atmosphere and celebrating its successes
  • Disruptive: Splunk is always looking for ways to be more efficient and better
  • Open: Splunk values honesty and inclusivity, with an open-door policy
  • Passionate: Passion for its customers and products is what drives Splunk to keep improving

Company HQ

South Beach, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Gary Steele

(EVP & GM of Splunk at Cisco, not founder)

Was CEO and President of Splunk before it became a Cisco company. Previously CEO at Proofpoint and Portera, VP at Sybase, and Market Development Manager at Sun Microsystems.

Diversity & Inclusion at Splunk

  • Our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is built on three key pillars: growing a diverse workforce, nurturing our culture of inclusion in the workplace, and driving positive change in the marketplace for Splunkers, customers and partners
  • We are committed to recruit, retain and develop high-performing, innovative and engaged Splunkers with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We created the DEI at Splunk Council (DISCO) to set and track progress on diversity, equity and inclusion across all functions and geographies
  • We have also implemented processes, tools and education to try to prevent unconscious bias across our hiring and talent recruitment processes. It has also given us a company-wide vernacular to label bias where we see it
  • We know that Splunkers are made up of a million different data points. And we’re committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion and making Splunk a place where everyone can thrive
  • Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide community for underrepresented groups and allies, offering support, mentoring and networking opportunities. We now have nine employee-led ERGs, including Pride, Womxn +, Veterans, Somos (Latinx), Black Employees and Mentors (BEAMs), Disabled=*True, Pilipinx, Natives, and Neurodiversity

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