Senior Principal Software Engineer, AppD

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Our customers love our technology, but it's our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination. No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

Role Summary

We’re looking for an outstanding Senior Principal Engineer to lead and drive technical strategy and execution for Splunk’s AppDynamics on-prem product line. In this role, you will work across teams to define architectural direction, solve sophisticated challenges, and deliver best-in-class solutions for our customers.

Meet the Products and Technology Team

Want to build security and observability products people love AND work with people as smart (and humble) as you are? Our team delivers digital resilience at enterprise scale with a self-service Splunk portfolio that offers unified security analytics, full stack observability and real-time visibility of streaming data. Learn more about the team, meet our leaders, and hear from Splunk technologists and engineers at splunk.com/careers/products-and-technology.

What you'll get to do

• Lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for an industry leading observability solution.
• Drive innovation and influence the technical direction of key product initiatives.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including product management, UX, and operations, to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Serve as a mentor and technical leader, guiding teams and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability to meet customer needs.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand use cases and feedback, translating them into actionable insights.
• Stay current with industry trends, identifying opportunities to incorporate groundbreaking technologies.
  
  

Must-have Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in software engineering data structures, algorithms, distributed concurrency control, consistency models, etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and building enterprise-grade on-prem software solutions.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, or Go.
• Proven experience with application performance monitoring (APM) tools or similar observability technologies.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, networking, and security concerns in on-prem environments.
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with 15+ years of related experience or Masters and 12 + years of related experience or PhD and 8+ years of related experience
  
  

Nice-to-have Qualifications

We’ve taken special care to separate the must-have qualifications from the nice-to-haves. “Nice-to-have” means just that Nice. To. Have. So, don’t worry if you can’t check off every box. We’re not hiring a list of bullet points–we’re interested in the whole you.

• Experience with AppDynamics or similar APM platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud-native and hybrid deployment models.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with observability tools like OpenTelemetry.
• Background in designing products for high-compliance industries (e.g., finance, healthcare).
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical community involvement.
  
  

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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