Cisco · 4 hours ago
Leader, Software Engineering
Durham, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $253K/yr
8+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect in the AI era. They are seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide a team in building a highly scalable search platform that enhances AI-driven workflows across their products.
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Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of backend and distributed-systems engineers
Drive the architecture, scalability, and reliability of Splunk’s search backend to support massive data volumes and advanced AI-driven use cases
Partner with product and platform teams to define long-term strategy for search services and execution roadmaps
Foster a culture of engineering excellence, operational rigor, and customer-centric innovation
Own delivery of high-quality, performant backend features and services that power search across the Splunk ecosystem
Champion best practices in distributed systems, cloud-native design, reliability engineering, and performance optimization
Qualification
Required
Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
5+ years of experience building, managing, and leading engineering teams
Proven experience leading backend or distributed systems engineering teams
Strong expertise in building and scaling large-scale, high-performance systems
Deep understanding of search technologies, indexing systems, distributed storage, large-scale data platforms, and information-retrieval systems
Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy, execution, and cross-team collaboration
Passion for solving complex systems problems and delivering customer-impacting results
Experience with cloud-native technologies and running cloud-based services
Preferred
Experience with internal workings of large-scale query engines such as Presto or AWS Athena
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, plus 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, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
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
Employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
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Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
Chief Technology Officer - Cisco System Australia/New Zealand
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