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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building large-scale distributed systems and data platforms, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and efficiency. Proven ability to collaborate across engineering teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to technical strategy and culture.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Large-Scale Distributed Systems DesignC++ ProgrammingCloud Technologies (AWS)Search Technologies and Query OptimizationMentoring and Technical Leadership
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Hard Skills
Distributed ComputingData ProcessingSoftware Development in ProductionIndexingDatabasesInformation RetrievalCloud-Native ServicesObservabilitySecurityAnalytics
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsCollaboration Across Teams
Tools & Technologies
SparkPrestoAthenaSplunkDistributed Query Processing
Industry Keywords
Technical StrategyEngineering CultureEnterprise PlatformsProduction IssuesTechnical Growth
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudDistributed SystemsSparkSplunkSQLC++
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design distributed search and analytics systems that are reliable, scalable, and easy to evolve
- Partner with engineering and product teams to turn long-term technical vision into practical solutions
- Guide complex engineering efforts from early design through delivery and ongoing improvements
- Improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of the Splunk search platform
- Help teams simplify existing systems while building reusable platform capabilities
- Work across organizations to solve technical challenges and make thoughtful engineering decisions
- Share knowledge through design reviews, mentoring, and technical discussions
- Partner with customers and support teams to address important production issues and learn from real-world usage
- Contribute to technical strategy, hiring, and the engineering culture across the organization
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience, Master's degree with 12+ years, PhD with 10+ years, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems or data platforms
- Experience developing software that operates reliably in production
- Experience with distributed computing, search technologies, data processing, or query execution
- Experience working with cloud, hybrid, or on-premises platforms
- Experience with C++, SQL, or cloud technologies such as AWS
- Experience with search engines, distributed query processing, or large-scale analytics platforms
- Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering teams and influence technical direction
- Strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to different audiences
- Experience mentoring engineers and supporting technical growth across teams
- Knowledge of indexing, query optimization, databases, or information retrieval
- Familiarity with Spark, Presto, Athena, or similar distributed data systems
- Experience building cloud-native services
- Experience with observability, security, analytics, or similar enterprise platforms
- Experience working directly with enterprise customers
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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
- Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid personal wellness days
- 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st
- Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
- Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies