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About the Role
The Ingest Processor Team is responsible for architecting and maintaining high-throughput data processing pipelines within the Splunk Integrated Data Platform. This role involves defining and driving the technical strategy for ingestion pipelines, leading the design and implementation of distributed systems, and partnering with leadership to align engineering initiatives with business requirements. The position offers an opportunity to solve complex distributed systems challenges at an industry-leading scale.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for ingestion pipelines.
- Lead the design and implementation of mission-critical distributed systems.
- Partner with product and platform leadership to bridge the gap between engineering initiatives and business requirements.
- Establish best-in-class standards for system design, code quality, and operational excellence.
- Champion the adoption of emerging technologies to solve large-scale data challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a primary focus on large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience architecting, deploying, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines systems.
- Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, microservices architecture, and distributed storage systems.
Skills
- Expert-level proficiency in Go or Java, including a deep, practical understanding of concurrency models and memory management.
- Exceptional ability to influence technical strategy and align stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success in leading complex, multi-year engineering roadmaps.
- Strong track record of mentoring senior engineers.
- Advanced ability to communicate complex architectural concepts and trade-offs.
- Demonstrated passion for driving innovation and maintaining expertise in state-of-the-art distributed systems and data platform technologies.
Location
- Hybrid
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years of professional experience in backend software development
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
Salary/Compensations
- $149,100.00 - $218,100.00 (U.S. and/or Canada)
- $167,700.00 - $282,000.00 (New York City Metro Area)
- $149,100.00 - $250,900.00 (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Restricted stock units
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
- Flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
- Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
About the Company
- At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.
- We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
- Our solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- We experiment and create meaningful solutions, fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology.
- We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.
Equal Opportunity
- Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $149,100.00 to $218,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.