Staff Software Engineer, Data Orchestration

Cisco

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Remote (Usa-San Jose, US) Posted 40 days ago $183,800–$263,600 / year
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TL;DR

Join Splunk's Data Platform - Data Orchestration (DO) team as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to building the next-generation industry-leading platform for machine data. You will lead a small engineering team in developing and delivering features within the Splunk release cycle, partnering with product teams to ensure customer impact while fostering a Developer Owned Quality mindset. Your daily tasks include designing high-level solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and working on distributed systems across cloud infrastructure services like AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and object-oriented languages such as Go, C++, or Java. This role requires a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, software design, and agile practices for iterative product development, with an emphasis on quality and performance.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes CI/CD Go Java C++ Python Docker Terraform PostgreSQL Splunk Agile DevOps

What you'll do

  • Lead the high-level design of multiple features in collaboration with technical leaders and architects.
  • Direct a small team of engineers through development, execution, and delivery within Splunk’s release cycle.
  • Ensure customer impact by partnering closely with the Product team to deliver significant features.
  • Drive Developer Owned Quality mindset to maintain overall product quality.
  • Mentor junior engineers on the team to foster growth and skill development.

What we're looking for

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering (B.S. required)
  • Expertise in building new services and features using cloud infrastructure like AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming languages such as Golang, C++, Java
  • Strong background in data structures, algorithms, software design, and distributed system architecture
  • Commitment to quality and performance in product development and delivery
  • Experience leading a small team of engineers through the development lifecycle

Market check

Salary context

This $183,800–$263,600 range sits above 82% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$231,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$159,230–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 113 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$241,400 across 113 roles with salary data.

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