Cisco · 9 hours ago
Director, Engineering
Seattle, Washington, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$199K/yr - $268K/yr
8+ years expCisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. The Director of Engineering will lead critical services within the SPL2/Data Orchestration team, focusing on building and leading a team to deliver high-quality software and innovative solutions.
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Responsibilities
Lead an organization of tight-knit, super smart engineers passionate about large-scale distributed systems, focused on making our industry leading technology even more valuable to our customers
Be accountable for a team that owns foundational services that are part of multiple SPlunk products and features
Work with senior leadership on business goals, resource requirements and influence technical strategy
Diagnose and resolve systemic obstacles that prevent your team from delivering high-quality software
Champion an atmosphere of continuous learning and improvement by serving as a coach, mentor, and technical advisor for senior managers, managers and engineers
Seek out every path to support and improve your team's happiness, engagement, and effectiveness
Partner with our Talent Acquisition team as we recruit, interview and hire the best engineering talent to join Splunk’s growing SRE team!
Qualification
Required
BS in a related field or equivalent work experience (8+ years in Engineering Management and leadership)
3+ years of experience managing multiple managers/teams on working on solutions to deeply challenging problems in processing data at massive scale
An experienced leader familiar with the challenges of herding both sheep and cats in large-scale production environments
Experienced with owning reliability for web scale platforms
Conversant with a wide range of relevant tools and technologies! We don't expect our directors to be writing code in their day-to-day job, but your interests should include some or all of: AWS/Azure/GCP, Golang, Kubernetes, CI/CD, distributed systems
Experience hiring, boosting team morale, and instilling a conscious culture
Experience working within geographically distributed organizations
Experience building and cultivating strong engineering practices and processes
Consistent track record of delivering scalable, high performance, and high-quality software systems
Broad understanding of various cloud development technologies and trends for enterprise-scale, distributed systems
Strong technical acumen, creativity, interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence
Preferred
Some familiarity with data orchestration methods would be a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
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
Performance-based incentive pay
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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