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Role:
Applications are the lifeblood of organizations. They support the processes that engage customers, partners, and employees. Effective application management isn’t just a “nice to have” - it’s critical to the success of your organization.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Software Engineer to join our App Runtime team. Our area of expertise encompasses building a wide variety of tools for other developers to use in their respective Splunk stacks. We, as engineers, create the building blocks and/or environments for other engineers to implement and use. Your contributions will create a robust, adaptable and advanced user friendly development experience. Enrich and empower others to their fullest potential.
This role requires cross-team collaboration with our product management, user experience, and documentation teams, as well as technical leaders from other engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
● Design, implementation and delivery of long-term impact software in accordance with given requirements and existing system architecture.
● Maintain existing technology stack and debug and fix issues.
● Work closely with product management, and architects and the team to build exciting features, reusable components and products.
● Create, enhance and encourage robust test suites for all code, because you recognize the value of automated testing and continuous integration.
● Integrate metrics and service level indicators into features you build so that you can monitor, improve, and scale out services horizontally.
● Lead code reviews of the product, and use your knowledge of customer experiences to dedicatedly prevent future problems.
● Follow SDLC process in Agile methodology.
Requirements:● Software engineering experience, including large-scale SaaS application development.
● Solid knowledge of Go in a production environment.
● Practical knowledge in Docker, Kubernetes and other container technologies.
● Nice to have:
○ Python knowledge
○ C++ knowledge
○ AWS or Azure experience
○ Terraform and Puppet experience
○ Software security knowledge
○ Understanding of computer networks
○ gRPC protocol insight
● Good knowledge of operating system (preferably Linux) inner-workings.
● Comfortable with tuning application performance and engineering for scalability.
● Understanding what it means to craft software that is a part of larger microservice architecture.
● Strong communication and comprehension skills, both verbal and written.
What We Offer You:
● A constant stream of new things for you to learn. We're always expanding into new areas, bringing in open source projects and contributing back, and exploring new technologies.
● A set of exceptionally talented and dedicated peers, from engineering to product management and customer support.
● Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities. We also believe mentors help both sides of the equation.
● A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment.
● An opportunity to see the positive impact of your work on real customers.
We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.
Why Cisco?At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Software engineering experience developing large-scale SaaS applications
- Solid production experience with Go
- Practical knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container technologies
- Knowledge of operating system internals, preferably Linux
- Experience tuning application performance and engineering for scalability
- Understanding of microservices architecture
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Python knowledge
- C++ knowledge
- AWS or Azure experience
- Terraform and Puppet experience
- Software security knowledge
- Understanding of computer networks
- Knowledge of the gRPC protocol
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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