Staff Software Engineer

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Work type: Remote
Location: Durham, NCDenver, CORancho Cordova, CA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 88 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ 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 · Staff Software Engineer

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The Staff Software Engineer joins a team building and operating large-scale services that orchestrate updates and changes across customer environments in Splunk Cloud. This role involves owning features end-to-end across the software development lifecycle, including AI, by translating business needs into technical solutions. You will design, build, and maintain highly scalable distributed systems that handle large volumes of data while resolving pre-production bottlenecks and production issues. Key technologies and skills include proficiency in Go, Python, or Java, and experience with distributed systems, databases, REST APIs, and Kubernetes. You will also utilize AWS, GCP, or Azure, and potentially work with LLMs, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent frameworks. The work focuses on ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance for mission-critical systems supporting both traditional and containerized workloads.

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Skills

AWS GCP Kubernetes Go Python Java CI/CD Distributed Systems REST Azure LLMs RAG Microservices

What you'll do

Own features end-to-end across the software development lifecycle including requirements, design, implementation, and production ownership.
Translate customer and business needs into clear technical solutions while balancing speed, quality, and reliability.
Design, build, and maintain highly scalable distributed systems that handle large volumes of data.
Identify and resolve pre-production bottlenecks and production issues to improve system resilience and performance.
Participate in design and code reviews to contribute to shared engineering standards and long-term system health.
Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to diagnose and resolve production issues.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Go, Python, or Java.
5+ years of experience in the design and implementation of distributed systems, including databases, file systems, and REST APIs.
2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, container ecosystems, and microservices-based architectures (preferred).
3+ years of experience working with public cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, or Azure (preferred).
5+ years of experience with debugging, troubleshooting, and the use of observability and diagnostic tools (preferred).
Experience developing or deploying applications using LLMs, RAG pipelines, MCP, and multi-agent frameworks (preferred).

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