Software Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

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Closes in 3 days Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
RTP, NCAustin, TXBoulder, CO
Salary
$151,600–$222,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
12 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 30, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

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About Cisco

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

Cisco currently has 307 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Technical Leader

The Software Engineering Technical Leader joins the Search Experience UI team to build and improve search and dashboard experiences for Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud. This role involves creating intuitive analytics experiences, shaping implementation plans, and contributing to technical designs while improving the frontend technical roadmap. You will build reusable, scalable components and mentor engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions. The position requires proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript, along with modern frameworks like React, Redux, or Backbone.js. You will also utilize command-line tools, source control, testing frameworks, and continuous integration. Key technical skills include knowledge of browser internals, DOM, and APIs. The work focuses on solving complex problems to help customers turn machine data into actionable insights through high-visibility, business-critical products.

What you'll do

  • Build intuitive analytics experiences for searches and dashboards in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud.
  • Partner with product, design, and backend engineering teams to translate customer needs into product features.
  • Shape implementation plans and technical designs for frontend features.
  • Improve existing code and drive the frontend technical roadmap using reusable, scalable components.
  • Contribute to documentation, testing, and ongoing support for product features.
  • Mentor engineers and participate in design sessions, code reviews, and architecture discussions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelors + 8 years of prior experience in web software development, or Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years.
  • Applied experience building client-side applications with JavaScript or TypeScript and frameworks like React, Redux, or Backbone.js.
  • Applied experience using command-line tools, source control, testing frameworks, and continuous integration.
  • Applied experience mentoring engineers and contributing to design and code reviews.
  • Prior experience in full-stack or backend development (preferred).
  • Prior experience with infrastructure tools or workflows such as Python, GitLab, or CI/CD (preferred).
  • Prior experience with browser internals, JavaScript engines, the DOM, and browser APIs (preferred).
  • Prior experience using telemetry or applying AI tools to improve engineering workflows (preferred).

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