Software Engineer

Description

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills, and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion, and all the things that make you, you.

Role Summary

The Cloud Clustering team, part of our Data Platform division, focuses on managing the development and operations of the Cloud Clustering service, a critical component central to orchestrating indexing and search functionalities. With a cutting-edge tech stack featuring Golang, C++, PostgreSQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes, across cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, we manage PBs of data for thousands of customers. Our team thrives on end-to-end ownership, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance for all cluster operations while enabling ingestion, indexing, and search elasticity at scale. Dive into a dynamic environment where innovation meets scale, and your contributions make a tangible impact.

What You'll Get to Do

• Develop and deploy software to enhance the availability, performance, and reliability of Splunk’s Clustering service, while ensuring full compliance with FedRAMP.
• Analyze and improve scalability of storing, routing, and searching data at scale.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems, data pipelines, and multi-threaded performance.
• Maintain processes for continuous monitoring and auditing of systems to ensure compliance with FedRAMP controls.
• Collaborate in a CI/CD development model for cloud-native deployments.
• Automate the deployment of our services in new provider regions, including FedRAMP environments.
• Developing code for tools and automation to reduce manual tasks and reduce human error
• Drive development, delivery, and ongoing engineering hygiene.
• Work closely with an amazing team and collaborate with a global engineering organization.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience with a technical Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; or equivalent practical experience.
• Must be a US Citizen and apply to apply for a clearance
• Experience developing software using Golang, C++, Java, or Python.
• Experience working with relational or non-relational databases, including schema design and query optimization, with a proven track record in managing production database clusters that support large-scale customer bases.
• Proven experience crafting and building scalable software, with expertise in cloud environments and knowledge of continuous delivery, and security practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, triaging, and debugging skills in large-scale distributed systems
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment with multiple ongoing projects.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience working in environments that adhere to FedRAMP compliance requirements.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or Helm, and exposure to Kubernetes and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of microservices fundamentals including Service Mesh using Istio, service discovery, deployment strategies, and monitoring.
• Experience deploying critical applications or solutions using industry-standard DevOps principles.
• Exposure to working with REST APIs
• Experience with CI/CD frameworks and Pipeline-as-Code such as Jenkins, Spinnaker, Gitlab, Argo, Artifactory, etc.
• Familiarity with test-driven development, writing various levels of automated tests, such as unit tests, functional tests, integration tests, system tests, or performance/load test
• Experience collaborating with others in a fast-paced environment Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at [https://splunkbenefits.com>.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer: At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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