Principal Engineer-Backend Mission Control - Splunk
San Jose, CA
About the Job
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.
Meet the Team
Be a part of our journey as we reinvent security operations, and help enterprises say goodbye to “swivel chair” security. Splunk Enterprise with Mission Control is a unified cloud-based platform that brings together security data, analytics, and operations under one common work surface where security teams can holistically detect, manage, investigate, hunt, contain, and remediate threats - all from one place - resulting in faster, more efficient and more effective security operations.
Role Summary
As a Principal Engineer- Backend Mission Control, you will help define the future of the cloud product, by designing, creating, testing, and maintaining products that directly support security analysts all across the world. You will bring creativity and passion to directly influence the direction of our technology as well as mentor other members of your team.
Working directly with customers is one of our core values. In this role, you'll be able to meet customers, build empathy toward their experiences, get a first-person view of the state-of-the-art Security Operations Centers, and collaborate with product management to define and craft new products that streamline analysts' investigations.
Responsibilities
+ Gain a deep understanding of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real-world deployment scenarios to develop solutions that will bring value to our customers.
+ Enhance the product, keeping scalability and performance considerations as a high priority
+ Lead and drive projects to completion with minimal direction
+ Partner with other leaders from architecture, engineering management, and product management on project requirements
+ Collaborate with members of our team to design and create durable solutions
+ Help identify and develop ways to improve the team's productivity and efficiency by expanding on our existing tools and processes.
+ Keep product quality top of mind with automated testing
+ Become well-versed in Splunk's core technologies as they apply to application development
+ Mentor junior engineers as they develop their application development skills
Must-Have Qualifications
+ 12+ years of software engineering experience focused on cloud application development
+ Have a deep understanding of building products with CloudFirst approach. (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
+ Proficiency with one of these languages: Python, Go, C++ Being able to understand delivery models (CI/CD, Dockers, Containers, Kubernetes, etc.)
+ Good understanding of databases both relational and non-relational
+ Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
+ Familiarity with backend application development frameworks such as Django
+ Working experience with design and engineering teams to plan, develop, and release software
+ An understanding of test-driven development (TDD)
+ Experience with 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. Mentors help both sides of the equation.
+ 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, 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: $203,200.00 - 279,400.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $182,880.00 - 251,460.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $162,560.00 - 223,520.00 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 .
Meet the Team
Be a part of our journey as we reinvent security operations, and help enterprises say goodbye to “swivel chair” security. Splunk Enterprise with Mission Control is a unified cloud-based platform that brings together security data, analytics, and operations under one common work surface where security teams can holistically detect, manage, investigate, hunt, contain, and remediate threats - all from one place - resulting in faster, more efficient and more effective security operations.
Role Summary
As a Principal Engineer- Backend Mission Control, you will help define the future of the cloud product, by designing, creating, testing, and maintaining products that directly support security analysts all across the world. You will bring creativity and passion to directly influence the direction of our technology as well as mentor other members of your team.
Working directly with customers is one of our core values. In this role, you'll be able to meet customers, build empathy toward their experiences, get a first-person view of the state-of-the-art Security Operations Centers, and collaborate with product management to define and craft new products that streamline analysts' investigations.
Responsibilities
+ Gain a deep understanding of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real-world deployment scenarios to develop solutions that will bring value to our customers.
+ Enhance the product, keeping scalability and performance considerations as a high priority
+ Lead and drive projects to completion with minimal direction
+ Partner with other leaders from architecture, engineering management, and product management on project requirements
+ Collaborate with members of our team to design and create durable solutions
+ Help identify and develop ways to improve the team's productivity and efficiency by expanding on our existing tools and processes.
+ Keep product quality top of mind with automated testing
+ Become well-versed in Splunk's core technologies as they apply to application development
+ Mentor junior engineers as they develop their application development skills
Must-Have Qualifications
+ 12+ years of software engineering experience focused on cloud application development
+ Have a deep understanding of building products with CloudFirst approach. (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
+ Proficiency with one of these languages: Python, Go, C++ Being able to understand delivery models (CI/CD, Dockers, Containers, Kubernetes, etc.)
+ Good understanding of databases both relational and non-relational
+ Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
+ Familiarity with backend application development frameworks such as Django
+ Working experience with design and engineering teams to plan, develop, and release software
+ An understanding of test-driven development (TDD)
+ Experience with 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. Mentors help both sides of the equation.
+ 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, 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: $203,200.00 - 279,400.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $182,880.00 - 251,460.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $162,560.00 - 223,520.00 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 .
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