Software Developer

The application window is expected to close on: 11/04/2026

Senior Software Engineer (G10) – Job Description

Meet the Team

The Edge Processor Team serves as the foundational engine of the Splunk Integrated Data Platform, architecting and maintaining high-throughput pipelines that process petabytes of data on the customer’s edge environment. Our work sits at the critical intersection of Cisco and Splunk integration, providing the mission-critical infrastructure that powers real-time observability and security for our global enterprise customers. We are a high-performing, collaborative organization that prioritizes clean code, rigorous testing, and pragmatic architectural decision-making. Operating in a hybrid/remote environment, we foster a culture where technical excellence and continuous learning are the standards. This role offers a unique opportunity to solve complex distributed systems challenges at a scale unmatched in the industry.

Your Impact

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex projects that span the timeline of multiple months, including the complete software development cycle: Understand requirements, writing system design documents, develop, test, automate and deploy software
• Set technical vision for the team, including improving the process, providing coding and design guidelines to set a high engineering standard
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a primary focus on large-scale distributed systems
• Expert-level proficiency in Go or C++, including a deep, practical understanding of concurrency models and memory management
• Experience architecting, deploying, and scaling high-volume data processing pipelines systems
• Deep understanding of high-performance data paths in streaming ingestion systems, with experience analyzing network traffic, protocol behavior, and diagnostic data to resolve throughput, latency, and reliability issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity and experience with observability platform using Open Telemetry.
• Infrastructure experience with Kubernetes and on-premise deployments.
• Ability to influence technical strategy and align stakeholders across multiple teams and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated success in leading complex engineering roadmaps from initial conception through to production.
• A strong track record of mentoring senior engineers and fostering a culture of high-performance and technical excellence.
• Advanced ability to communicate complex architectural concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A demonstrated passion for driving innovation and maintaining expertise in state-of-the-art distributed systems and data platform technologies.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $130,400.00 to $181,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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