Software Engineering Technical Leader; hybrid

Position: Software Engineering Technical Leader (hybrid)
The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026

This position is a hybrid role, requiring the employee to work both onsite and remotely. Candidates should be comfortable with a flexible work arrangement that balances in-office collaboration and remote work. Specific onsite days and remote days will be coordinated with the team and manager.

Meet the Team The Enterprise Integrated Systems team develops the next generation of platform capabilities that integrate Splunk across Cisco's enterprise software portfolio. Our mission is to enable enterprise customers to seamlessly deploy, operate, and scale Splunk Core, Enterprise Security (ES), and IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) across on-premises and air-gapped environments.

We build high-performance, reliable, and reusable platform software that simplifies deployment, lifecycle management, and operations while improving customer experience. Our engineers solve complex distributed systems challenges, influence architecture across multiple Cisco organizations, and partner closely with Product Management to deliver scalable solutions used by enterprise customers worldwide.

If you're passionate about platform engineering, distributed systems, Kubernetes, performance optimization, and building software that operates at enterprise scale, you'll find exciting technical problems and significant ownership on this team.

Your Impact Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex platform capabilities spanning multiple products and engineering teams.

Drive scalable, reusable, and maintainable software designs that improve product quality, reliability, and customer experience.

Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and Development teams to shape technical roadmaps and influence product direction.

Own critical subsystems throughout their lifecycle—from design through production support and continuous improvement.

Drive engineering excellence through design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, observability, CI/CD, and performance engineering.

Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through coaching, design guidance, and technical leadership.

Lead technical investigations, performance optimization, and root cause analysis for complex customer issues.

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architectural improvements that enhance scalability, security, and developer productivity.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelors + 8 years of related experience In Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Masters + 6 years of related experience.

Applied experience and proficiency in Go, and Python with a track record of delivering production-quality software.

Prior experience designing distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, and containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

Applied experience with CI/CD, Git, automated testing frameworks, performance benchmarking, and observability platforms such as Splunk, App Dynamics, or Thousand Eyes.

Understanding of software architecture, scalability, reliability, Linux internals, and performance engineering.

Prior experience leading technical design discussions and influencing architecture across multiple engineering teams.

Demonstrated experience in mentoring and technical leadership across multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications Past experience with front end technologies (JavaScript, Type Script and React, etc).

Experience with Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security (ES), ITSI, or similar observability platforms.

Experience building software for on-premises and air-gapped enterprise deployments.

Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Cloud Formation.

Experience with Kubernetes Operators, distributed storage systems, or enterprise platform…