Principal Software Engineer

ES Principal Engineer Backend

Are you passionate about working on products that make a difference for your customers? Do you enjoy building large scale applications that are powered by huge data sets? Do you value working in an environment where you're empowered to make key technical decisions across a full stack of

technologies? If so, a role on the Splunk Security Analytics team would be a great fit for you.

Team Splunk Enterprise Security is a sophisticated SIEM built atop Splunk's data platform with lots of moving parts. We help thousands of clients as they identify and protect their assets from cyber threats, all over the world. On any given day, our software needs to handle thousands of users, petabytes of data, and unique usage patterns across different deployment topologies.

Splunk ES is at the forefront of data processing. As we take the product to address the next anvil of data challenges that include real-time streaming data processing, integration of disparate and distributed data sources, we need strong engineers to help lead us from the front. That's where you come in. We are a passionate team who care deeply about our customers and our teammates. In this role, you will work directly with Product Management, our Design and other engineering teams to help derive the best experience for the customer. We have a lean process that focuses on empowering and serving our engineers as opposed to just directing them.

If staying technically challenged and learning from others is meaningful to you, you'll love our internal

technical seminars and company-wide hackathon.

Role

As a senior member of the team, you will evolve the architecture and design of the backend frameworks to meet the ever-increasing scalability and performance requirements. You will also evolve the future of SIEM solutions by designing, creating, testing, and maintaining products that directly support security analysts all across the world. You will 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 as they share 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.

If staying technically challenged and learning from others is meaningful to you, you'll love our internal

technical seminars and regular, company-wide hackathons. Along the way, you will become proficient in Splunk's Search Processing Language (SPL) which will empower you to explore large data sets and to take on endless types of problems.

Responsibilities

Achieve a deep knowledge of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real-world

deployment scenarios to develop an understanding of which solutions will bring value to our

customers.

Take the scale and performance of the product using Splunk platform innovations, open-source,

and cloud tools and technologies.

Take lead on projects with little to no additional direction from engineering/product leadership,

drive and help track them to completion

Partner with leaders from architecture, eng management, and product management on project

requirements, designs, and development plans.

Help identify and develop ways to improve our team's productivity and efficiency by expanding on

our existing tools and processes.

Collaborate with members of our team on the design and implementation of frameworks and

backend components.

Keep product quality top of mind by creating automated tests for the software that you help create.

Become well versed in core Splunk technologies as they apply to application development

Mentor junior engineers and interns as they develop their application development skills

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience focused on application development

Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly

Have a deep understanding of scalable distributed web application using open source or

proprietary technologies

Proficiency with Python, Java or a similar language

Familiar with backend application development frameworks such as Django or CherryPy

Familiarity with orchestration and cloud stack and technologies like k8s, kinesis, Kafka

Solid understanding of relational databases' (e.g. Postgres).

Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly.

Experience collaborating with design, engineering and DevOps teams

Proponent of test-driven development (TDD).

Experience with an agile software development model.

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Experience working on high performance, high volume analytics software

Comfortable developing software on Linux, Unix, and Windows systems

Familiarity with information security is a huge plus

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, 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.

Qualifications

Requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a technical Bachelor's degree; or

equivalent practical experience or 8 years and a technical Master's degree; or a Ph.D. with 5

years experience; or equivalent practical experience.

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.

For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for

employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Note:

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $ "Hiring Range: Non-Sales US1 Base Pay OR Sales US1 OTE" per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $ "Hiring Range: Non-Sales US2 Base Pay OR Sales US OTE" per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $ "Hiring Range: Non-Sales US3 Base Pay" 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 next-level benefits at .