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

Splunk’s Cloud Infrastructure organization builds robust and resilient platform solutions for hosting Splunk's enterprise software. The teams are fast-paced and use state-of-the-art technology.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Splunk Cloud Infrastructure team to help scale and secure our new global SaaS offerings. This role will report to the Senior Engineering Manager for the cloud infrastructure team. Our Engineers are experienced in designing and building a secure network infrastructure and services that provide a critical foundation to Splunk’s Cloud SaaS platform.

What you'll get to do

• Develop and deploy software that will help drive improvements toward the availability, performance, efficiency, and security of Splunk’s services. Technologies include Kubernetes, DNS management, GSLB/Anycast, Load Balancing (IPVS, L4, L7), API Gateways and Service Mesh (Istio), IP address management (IPAM), and TLS infrastructure.

• Work with cloud providers to integrate their networking products into our ecosystem. You will develop and extend a control plane to scale and secure Kubernetes deployments and their traffic ingress requirements on various cloud computing platforms (Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure).

• Drive for automation . Adopt and master new technologies that will help you automate routine tasks and free up time for innovation. You will be applying a variety of languages used in systems programming, ranging from Go to Python to Terraform.

• Distributed systems programming. Debugging distributed systems like CDNs, Kubernetes infrastructure, databases, data replication, etc.

• Knowledge of technical excellence. Routinely use continuous delivery, testing , and security best practices.

• Operational excellence. Data excites you and you make decisions based on numbers rather than assumptions. If an issue arises, you strive to be alerted before our customers notice.

• Keeping calm and carrying on . Capable of navigating through a product outage, skilled in identifying performance bottlenecks, spotting anomalous system behavior, and figuring out the root cause of incidents.

What we provide

• A stable, collaborative, and supportive work environment. We work in an open environment, work together to get things done and adapt to the changing needs of the team. We keep it real by being open and honest. We are a collaborative team that understands the value in open communication-its how we interact with our customers.

• Growth Opportunities and mentorship . We are always expanding into new areas and exploring new technologies. A team of technical leaders and peers always helping and training one another in technical spheres. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities.

• Breadth and depth. You are interested in working on an area that dynamically scales to meet the needs of Splunk’s cloud offering. You want to go deep into optimizing how we automate every manual process and tedious task we encounter.

• Balance . We don't expect people to work extended hours. We want you to be successful with a remote-first approach to day-to-day work. We trust our colleagues to be responsible with their time and commitment, and believe that balance helps cultivate a positive environment.

• Fun . We are committed to having every employee want to give it their all, be respectful and be a part of the family, and have a smile on their face while doing it.

Must-have Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

• Experience coding with Python/Go.

• Experience deploying critical applications or solutions using industry standard DevOps principles.

• Experience handling SaaS and/or On-prem applications for a large customer base.

• Experience with one or more of the public cloud providers i.e. AWS, Azure or GCP

• Experience with CICD (Gitlab, Jenkins, etc.) and automation (Terraform, etc.) technologies and tools.

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.

Note:

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $146,400.00 - 201,300.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $131,760.00 - 181,170.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $117,120.00 - 161,040.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

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 .