Join us as we pursue our exciting new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other's success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!
Role
As a Software Engineer in the Strategic Initiatives group, you will be responsible for modernizing the Splunk Platform to address evolving customer needs through delivering on cross-team big bets that ultimately increase digital resiliency. In this role you will be encouraged to apply your expertise to drive innovation, craft high performance and scalable systems, write code, role model quality best practices, work closely with Senior Engineers , Managers and Architects across teams and deliver customers outcomes.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this role include
- Gain a deep understanding of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real-world deployment scenarios to develop innovations and solutions that will bring value to our customers
- Enhance the product, keeping scalability, quality and performance considerations as a high priority
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Work closely in collaboration with Senior/Principal Engineers and Managers towards project milestones and deliverables.
- Update technical documentation and automate best practices and standard processes that can be repeated efficiently.
- Keep product quality top of mind with automated testing
- Contribute actively in team meetings and discussions
- Become well-versed in Splunk's core technologies as they apply to application development
Requirements
The successful candidates should have these knowledge, skills and abilities
- 1-5 years of software engineering experience focused on cloud application development
- Proficiency with one of these languages C++, Python, Go . Preferably C++
- Very good knowledge of OOPs, Data structures and Algorithms
- Prior working experience or certifications on Cloud ( AWS, Azure, GCP) would be a plus.
- Being able to understand delivery models (CI/CD, Dockers, Containers, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Good understanding of databases both relational and non-relational and the concepts that enable them to scale
- Ability to adapt, learn and apply new technologies quickly
- Familiarity with backend application development frameworks such as Django
- An understanding of test-driven development (TDD) is a plus
- Experience working in an agile software development model
What We Offer You
- A constant stream of new things for you to learn that will challenge and excite you. We're always expanding into new areas, bringing in open-source projects and contributing back, and exploring new technologies.
- A set of exceptionally driven and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering and QA to product management and customer support.
- Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities.
- A stable, collaborative, and supportive work environment.
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,
Note
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 comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, wellbeing expense reimbursement, 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.
