Senior Software Engineer – Fullstack

Splunk, a Cisco company, is driving the future of digital resilience with a powerful, unified security and observability platform built for hybrid, multi-cloud environments. Our technology is trusted by the world’s leading organizations—but what truly sets us apart is our people. We celebrate individuality, curiosity, and purpose. If you’re a builder at heart with a passion for high-scale, mission-critical systems and a background in cybersecurity, we’d love to meet you.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer – Fullstack, you’ll bring end-to-end engineering expertise with a strong emphasis on scalable backend development and distributed systems, while also contributing to frontend enhancements and UI fixes. You’ll help develop intelligent, ML-driven security features and ensure our cloud-native applications are secure, performant, and resilient at scale.

Working from India, you’ll collaborate with global engineering teams to build enterprise-grade solutions used by some of the world’s largest organizations.

What You'll Do

• Design and build robust backend components for large-scale, distributed cybersecurity platforms using Java, Scala, Python, and Node.js.
• Tackle frontend development for smaller features and bug fixes using JavaScript and JQuery.
• Troubleshoot production issues across the full stack—from the database to the UI—and partner with customers and stakeholders to resolve them efficiently.
• Partner closely with customers to identify and resolve infrastructure pain points, while elevating data clarity and the value of delivered security insights.
• Build and maintain machine learning-driven applications that leverage big data technologies like Spark, Hadoop, Hive, and Impala for real-time cybersecurity insights.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, with automation for building, testing, and deploying secure, high-quality software.
• Write automated tests, drive code coverage, and conduct performance testing to ensure application reliability.
• Work on security compliance initiatives including FIPS 140-2/3 and STIG requirements.
• Collaborate across SRE, infrastructure, data, and security teams to improve performance, scalability, and observability.
• Monitor and analyze production systems using Splunk SPL, and other observability tools.
  
  

What You Bring

• 8+ years of software development experience, with deep backend expertise and full stack exposure.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, Python, Node.js, and scripting languages like Shell.
• Hands-on experience with Linux environments including Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Oracle Enterprise Linux.
• Proven experience with distributed systems, Kafka, Zookeeper, and Protobuf.
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficient with GitLab CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and test frameworks.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies including JavaScript and JQuery.
• Understanding of security frameworks such as FIPS and STIG.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to explain complex issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Agile development experience and ability to work effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Splunk SPL, and other observability tools.
• Experience developing ML-based applications in the cybersecurity space.
• Exposure to performance tuning, incident response, and monitoring best practices in production environments.
  
  

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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