Description
Join us as we pursue our innovative 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, our customers, having fun and most meaningfully, to each other’s success.
Our Add-ons Data Management Team is a dynamic and diverse technology group dedicated to building and managing Splunk add-ons – applications that accelerate customers’ data onboarding processes. Our portfolio enables data ingestion and normalization from a wide range of vendors’ products. We are responsible for developing AI-based agentic solutions to keep up with constantly evolving data models improving efficiency and driving innovation.
We are seeking a skilled Python Developer with experience working with at least one of the three largest cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to support the development and enhancement of key Splunk services. The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, agentic architecture, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
We deal with challenges of ingesting and processing data at scale and in a reliable and real-time manner. If you possess a passion for outstanding technology and embrace the challenge of working with systems that handle terabytes of data, then this position is for you.
Role
- Participate in the complete software development cycle: Understand requirements, design, develop, test, automate and deploy software
- Identify and resolve pre-production system bottlenecks and production issues
- Engage in design and code reviews of the product, and enhance your knowledge of customers’ experiences to prevent future problems
- Make code maintainable and the product diagnosable and serviceable
- Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose and solve customer issues.
Requirements
- Strong fundamentals in software engineering: data structures and algorithms
- Coding expertise in Python
- Experience with backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI) and databases (SQL/NoSQL)
- Hands-on experience with Azure or AWS or GCP
- Hands-on experience with LLM and GenAI
- Spec Driven Development (SDD) experience is an advantage
- Debugging and troubleshooting skills including the use of associated tools
- Experience with developing CI/CD systems, test automation frameworks
- Ability to document your work for the benefit of the team
- Very good communication skills
- Openness for learning new topics and people
What we offer
- A team of incredibly capable and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering to product management and customer support.
- 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 for the team. We keep it real by being open and honest.
- Balance. We want you to be successful outside of work too. 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 a part of the family, and have a smile on their face while doing it.
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
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms
- Coding expertise in Python
- Experience with backend frameworks such as FastAPI
- Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Hands-on experience with LLMs and Generative AI
- Debugging and troubleshooting skills using associated tools
- Experience developing CI/CD systems and test automation frameworks
- Ability to document work for the team
- Very good communication skills
- Openness to learning new topics and working with new people
- Spec Driven Development experience
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
Cisco Insights
What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
