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.ABOUT THE ROLE:
Are you interested in being part of a small team tasked to build thenext-generation industry-leading platform for machine data? Splunk is lookingfor a seasoned Software Engineer to join the Data Platform - Search Language team. TheSearch Language team is tasked to envision, design, and build Splunk'snext-generation Search Processing Language, aka SPL2. We're working on thecutting edge of language design for data analysis and correlation, evolving aneasy to learn, fluent, and expressive language to search data-to-everything.Your work will impact all components and services where searches are generated,stored, processed, and reasoned about across Splunk's suite of products andservices. We give our engineers an environment in which they can contribute from day onewhile also providing learning and growth opportunities. You'll learn how ourentire stack works, from data ingestion and storage to searching, reporting, andbuilding dashboards, all in distributed environments. The work you’ll do willdirectly impact the experience of our customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* You will design and implement new features in SPL2 as well as the opportunity to define and perform various SPL2 optimizations and /or modifications. * You'll create a set of language services to enable partner teams to leverage SPL2 in the next generation of Splunk products and services. * Contribute to maintaining our build system, codebase, tests, and development process in awesome shape. * Work with internal and external customers to refine our team's understanding of target scenarios and incorporate their feedback into incremental improvements of our product
REQUIREMENTS:
* You have a BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience * BS EE or CS degree; 12+ years related experience (or Masters and 8+ years related experience or PhD and 5+ years experience). * 10+ years experience developing and debugging with an object-oriented language like Java, C++ * Good foundational knowledge in query languages, compilers, parsers, and optimizers * Experience optimizing/integrating with data warehouse and data lake queries is preferred e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Apache Spark, Apache Parquet, Amazon Security Lake, etc.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU:
* A constant stream of new things to learn. You'll learn how our whole stack works, from data ingestion and storage to searching, reporting and building dashboards, all in distributed environments. We're also always expanding into new areas like machine learning, bringing in open source projects and contributing back, exploring new technologies, and seeking new ways to make our stack developer-friendly. * Impact. We give our engineers an environment in which they can contribute from day one while also providing opportunities for learning and growth. The work you’ll perform will directly impact the experience of each one of our customers. * Skilled and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering and QA to product management and customer support. We are an engineering and product-focused company. Our engineers take a leading role in designing, architecting, building and testing our product. As we scale Splunk to new levels, engineers have delivered critical new features such as data models and pattern detection, to name a few. * Breadth and depth. Want to work on an area that spans backend and frontend and SDKs? SPL2 is that. Want to go deep into optimizing how we translate SPL2 to a database backend to make it as efficient as it can be? Love to design a new language feature to make performing some complex but commonly used data operation dead easy? We have that too, and more! * Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities. We also believe mentors help both sides of the equation. * A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment. We are totally remote friendly. You can choose to work from a Splunk location or you can be in any US time zone and work with the rest of the team. * Work-life balance. We don't expect people to work 12-hour days. We want you to have a successful time outside of work too. We trust our colleagues to be responsible with their time and commitment, and believe that balance helps cultivate an outstanding environment.
If you’d like to join one of the fastest-growing and most exciting techcompanies in Silicon Valley, contact us! Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role iseligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental,vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and much more! Learn more aboutour comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering here[https://splunkbenefits.com/int]. Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer: At Splunk, we believe creating aculture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smartthing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure ouremployees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work wherethey can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employmentwithout 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, veteranstatus, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or locallaws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent withlegal requirements. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonableaccommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, toperform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges ofemployment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Note:
Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay Range: $[“Hiring Range: Non-Sales US1 Base Pay OR Sales US1 OTE”] per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $[“Hiring Range: Non-Sales US2 Base Pay OR Sales US OTE”] per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $[“Hiring Range: Non-Sales US3 Base Pay”] 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 next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.
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