Principal Backend Software Engineer, Splunk

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8 years and a Master’s Degree
• Proficiency in Python/Go programming, RESTful web services
• Being able to understand delivery models - CI/CD, Dockers, Containers, etc
• Ability to find the root cause of performance bottlenecks with profiling tools, pstack, qmlprofiler
• Passionate about optimizing the performance bottlenecks and improving the product
• Experience in solving problems of load, scale, and optimizations of complex large-scale deployments
• Good understanding of databases (relational or non-relational)
• Working experience with design and engineering teams to plan, develop, and release software
• Familiarity with backend application development frameworks such as Django
• An understanding of test-driven development (TDD)
• Experience with an agile software development model

Desirable

• This role is for a Principal Software Engineer on the Mission Control product team in Splunk Enterprise Security which is an analytics-driven SIEM that solves a wide range of security analytics and security operations use cases like incident triaging, incident investigations, incident response, etc
• You will be part of a backend team that works on cloud and on-prem platforms
• You will deliver these features to meet the ever-increasing scalability, performance, and security requirements
• You will interact with Product Management and customers to shape the roadmap and build solutions that help customers supervise, detect, and protect against ever-growing cyber threats
• 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, to define and craft new products that streamline analysts' investigations
• We have a lean process that focuses on empowering our engineers
• As the Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in delivering top-quality Splunk's security products
• You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and quality of services you deliver
• You will drive process improvement and collaborate effectively with fast paced cross-functional teams to solve problems and implement new solutions
• 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
• Help define, develop, and perform performance/scalability benchmarks
• Lead and drive projects to completion
• 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
• 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