Cisco · 1 day ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Durham, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $253K/yr
8+ years expCisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. As a Senior Staff Engineer on the Splunk Metadata Catalog team, you will build architecture and design for features, lead development and delivery within the Splunk release cycle, and ensure product quality while mentoring junior engineers.
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Responsibilities
Build the architecture and high-level design for multiple features by working in conjunction with technical leaders and architects
Lead the whole team in development, execution and delivery of above features within Splunk release cycle
Partner with Product team to ensure that features delivered make significant customer impact
Be responsible for overall quality of the product by driving Developer Owned Quality mindset within the team
Mentor and guide junior engineers on the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 10 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience
Proven track record in building new services / features within a larger product in quick time working with cloud infrastructure services such as AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, etc
Hands-on professional experience developing and debugging on an object-oriented language like Golang, C++, Java etc
Agile and lean practices that enable CI/CD and a fast-paced environment for iterative product development
Strong working experience in graph databases (Neo4j, AWS Neptune, Apache AGE, etc.) and/or building a knowledge graph for data objects/entities
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, software design, and architecture of modern distributed systems
Highest sense of quality and performance for the products you develop and deliver
Preferred
Strong communication skills that will help navigate your way through working with multiple other teams within the company
Working knowledge of build products in the Data Catalog space (DataHub, Unity Catalog, Glue, etc.)
Strong ability to navigate through uncertainty, change and adapt as per the needs of the hour
Burning desire to learn, adapt and succeed
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
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Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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