Software Engineering Technical Leader - Observability Platforms (Remote)

Cisco

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$174,700–$253,400 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
Jun 30, 2026

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This role $214k
$165k most similar roles pay here $263k

This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $184,900–$236,037 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $210k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Technical Leader - Observability Platforms (Remote)

Join Splunk as a senior engineer on their team responsible for developing and maintaining a suite of microservices that enable metrics and tracing telemetry in both customer-facing and internal services. This role involves crafting critical monitoring systems, assisting external teams with observability improvements, and managing extensive documentation to support platform users. You will also influence the company’s monitoring strategy and roadmap by balancing short-term needs with long-term goals. Ideal candidates possess a blend of software engineering, site reliability engineering, and observability expertise, along with experience in cloud infrastructure services like AWS EC2, S3, Kubernetes, and familiarity with technologies such as Golang, Python, Terraform, Prometheus, and Splunk. This position demands strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams while supporting large-scale distributed systems.

What you'll do

  • Develop and support critical monitoring systems for Splunk's internal services.
  • Assist external teams in improving observability of their services.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation for platform users.
  • Guide the company’s monitoring strategy to reduce operational burdens.
  • Influence team roadmaps by balancing platform needs, user requests, and long-term goals.
  • Implement observability solutions across multiple cloud providers and large-scale deployments.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship and ability to work independently in a remote environment.
  • 12+ years of combined experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and Observability.
  • Experience supporting customers in a SaaS environment with multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Expertise in crafting software as a service using cloud infrastructure services like AWS EC2, Kubernetes, etc.
  • Strong background in implementing observability for large-scale systems including logs, metrics, events, and telemetry.
  • Excellent communication skills and proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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