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Senior Staff Software Engineer

Cisco · Seattle, Washington, US · On-site

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About the role

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects spanning multiple months, navigating the full software development cycle from requirements gathering and system design to deployment. You will set the technical vision for the team by establishing coding guidelines and design standards to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and serviceable products. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 12+ years of Software Development experience, with a significant portion served in a lead or architect capacity
  • Experience designing, shipping, and supporting high-performance, high-throughput, and low-latency data processing components
  • Experience shipping and supporting both cloud-native services and on-premises software solutions using programming languages such as GoLang, C, or C++
  • Experience designing, architecting, and implementing large-scale distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, and understanding of core concepts like consistency models and fault tolerance
More about this role

The application window is expected to close on: 11/05/2026

The Edge Processor Team serves as the engine of the Splunk Integrated Data Platform, architecting and maintaining pipelines that process petabytes of data on the customer’s edge environment. Our work sits at the critical intersection of Cisco and Splunk integration, providing the critical infrastructure that powers real-time observability and security for our global enterprise customers. We are a high-performing, collaborative organization that prioritizes clean code, meticulous testing, and pragmatic architectural decision-making. Operating in a hybrid/remote environment, we champion technical excellence and continuous learning as our standards. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to address sophisticated distributed systems challenges at a scale unmatched in the industry.

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of sophisticated projects spanning multiple months, navigating the full software development cycle from requirements gathering and system design to deployment. You will set the technical vision for the team by establishing coding guidelines and design standards to ensure high-quality,...

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