Description
The Ingest Processor Team serves as the foundational engine of the Splunk Integrated Data Platform, architecting and maintaining high-throughput pipelines that process petabytes of data.
You will define and drive the long-term technical strategy for our ingestion pipelines to ensure industry-leading performance, elasticity, and scalability. You will lead the design and implementation of mission-critical distributed systems, directly influencing the reliability and performance of the entire Splunk platform.
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 complex engineering initiatives and evolving business requirements
- Elevate the engineering organization by establishing 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
- Expert-level proficiency in Go or Java, including a deep, practical understanding of concurrency models and memory management
- Experience architecting, deploying, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines systems
- Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes, microservices architecture, and distributed storage systems
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid time away (10 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year)
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Salary Range: $149,100.00 - $218,100.00