Senior Software Engineer, Splunk Platform Authorization

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Salary: $139,300–$203,600 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Oct 31, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 31 roles within 25 mi

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Splunk Platform Authorization

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Splunk Integrated Core Platform team, you will help shape the architecture of the authorization infrastructure powering Splunk’s enterprise observability and security platform. You will take ownership of technically complex initiatives, making critical design decisions to build high-performance backend services that establish trust and enforce authorization across interconnected systems. Your daily work involves architecting and developing services using C++ while contributing to Go-based, cloud-native services. You will address architectural complexity and technical debt by modernizing large-scale infrastructure for Kubernetes-based environments. Key responsibilities include leading technical design discussions, coordinating work across engineering teams, and managing service-to-service trust models. You will utilize skills in distributed systems, scalability, and identity management, specifically focusing on attribute-based and role-based access control (ABAC/RBAC) for enterprise environments.

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Skills

C++ Go Kubernetes Distributed Systems Cloud-native Microservices RBAC ABAC Identity and Access Management Containers Backend Services Observability Security Systems

What you'll do

Architect, design, and develop high-performance backend services using C++ and Go.
Lead technical design discussions regarding distributed systems, scalability, and service-to-service trust.
Own complex engineering initiatives from initial design through execution and delivery.
Modernize large-scale C++ infrastructure to transition toward cloud-native and Kubernetes-based services.
Break down large projects into manageable tasks and coordinate work across multiple engineers.
Provide technical guidance through design and code reviews for the engineering team.
Contribute to production reliability, troubleshooting, and operational support for core systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience.
Master’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience.
Software development experience in C++, including designing, maintaining, or enhancing complex backend systems.
Experience designing and developing distributed systems or large-scale backend services in production environments.
Prior experience in software architecture, technical design, and translating complex requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
Experience leading technical initiatives, coordinating implementation across engineers, and driving projects from design through delivery.
Experience with Go and cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, containers, or microservices (preferred).

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