Site Reliability Engineer, Platform - remote

Title: Site Reliability Engineer, Platform (US Remote Available)

Location: USA-

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world’s leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it’s our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we’ve won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your “million data points”. 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.

Role Summary

You will join a team that is responsible for developing and operating Splunk’s kubernetes platform for multiple cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure and GCP. The platform enables service teams to easily build and operate micro services on this platform. You will play a crucial role in ensuring high availability, performance, efficiency, usability, and security of the platform as well as modernizing the platform to keep up with the industry trends.

Are you passionate about working on critical systems to create tangible customer impact? Would you like the opportunity to work at a growing company that is changing the way that information is used to support business decisions? If this resonates with you, we would love to speak with you.

Our team is a dynamic technology group with a mission to make data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. If you possess a passion for outstanding technology leadership and embrace the challenge of working on highly scalable systems that handle large volumes of data, this position is for you. We are building state-of-the art capabilities, data processing and search systems, support tools, security frameworks and automation instrumentation that will greatly impact how our customers successfully use data to improve their businesses performance, scalability, profitability, and market strategies.

What you’ll get to do

• Participate in the complete software development cycle: Understand requirements, design, develop, test, automate and deploy software
• Lead in the development of features for our Kubernetes platform.
• Scale our Kubernetes footprint by running our edge network at scale.
• Identify and resolve pre-production system bottlenecks and production issues
• Engage in design and code reviews of the product, and enhance your knowledge of customers’experiences to prevent future problems
• Make code maintainable and the product diagnosable and serviceable
• Participate in rotating on-call duties to diagnose and solve customer issues.
• Own features from start to finish;Mentor junior engineers

  Must-have Qualifications

  • Experience (3-5 years) working in distributed systems like databases, distributed file systems, distributed concurrency control, consistency models, CAP theorem is an added plus.
  • Strong fundamentals in software engineering: data structures and algorithms
  • Coding proficiency in one or more of the following languages with the ability to quickly learn new languages: Java, Go, Python, C++ Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills including the use of associated tools
  • Experience with developing CI/CD systems, test automation frameworks,
  • Ability to document your work for the benefit of the team
  • Knowledge of REST, grpc or similar communication paradigms
  • Experience with public cloud services such as AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Operational excellence: you think beyond feature delivery into how your code is serving customers in production

    What we offer

    • A team of exceptionally capable and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering to product management and customer support.
    • A stable, collaborative, and supportive work environment. We work in an open environment, work together to get things done, and adapt to the changing needs for the team. We keep it real by being open and honest.
    • Balance. We want you to be successful outside of work too. We trust our colleagues to be responsible with their time and commitment, and believe that balance helps cultivate a positive environment.
    • Fun. We are committed to having every employee want to give it their all, be respectful and a part of the family, and have a smile on their face while doing it.

      Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

      At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do;it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. 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.

      Note:

      Base Pay Range

      SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

      Base Pay Range: $146,400.00 –201,300.00 per year

      California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

      Base Pay Range: $131,760.00 –181,170.00 per year

      All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

      Base Pay Range: $117,120.00 –161,040.00 per year

      Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

      Benefits are an important part of Splunk’s Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com .