Sr Software Engineer, Front-end Observability at Splunk

Sr Software Engineer, Front-end Observability at Splunk

Title: Sr Software Engineer, Front-end Observability (US Remote Available)
Location: USA
Join us as we pursue our exciting new vision to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people passionate about our product and seeking to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!

As applications and systems become more sophisticated and user experience is at high stake, observability – the ability to monitor and understand the systems and how they impact users, becomes one of the biggest challenges for engineering teams. We are building world-class tools to help engineers deliver better, faster, and more reliable applications.

About the Role

Splunk is looking for enthusiastic and innovative frontend Software Engineers to join our Splunk Observability team who will work on systems that empower our customers to quickly detect and resolve their infrastructure and application issues. You will closely collaborate with designers, Frontend Architects, and Product Managers to craft and implement modern, delightful, and intuitive features that streamline the experience between multiple Splunk products. We are passionate about solving customers’ problems as well as building best-of-its-kind products and you will help us win in this fast-growing market.

Responsibilities

• Understand the business scenarios, collaborate with UI/UX designers, Product Managers, and customers to explore and brainstorm new features which yield business value.
• Lead or own the frontend design of new features and drive the implementations.
• Be accountable for identifying and driving to clean up technical debts.
• Follow the best software development practices, and hold the high engineering bar for the team by regularly leading design, code review and test plan reviews.
• Identify improvement opportunities in areas of engineering excellence and operational excellence, and implement them.
• Participate in on-call rotations, post-incident reviews, and other operational duties to ensure service delivery quality.
• Responsible for debugging and providing solutions or fixes to customer reported issues or requirements.
• Help team estimate middle to large scale work which spans multiple sprint timelines.
• Contribute to the growth of junior engineers through design & code review, tech talks, mentoring, pair-programming, etc.

Requirements

• Proficiency in building delightful web applications; experience leading technical designs, implementation and testing for frontend systems.
• Passionate about building sophisticated and powerful user interfaces to tackle customer problems.
• Ability to partner with designers, Product Management, QA, Doc Writers and other multi-functional teams.
• In-depth knowledge of web standards, modern browsers, responsive design, and full web technology stack.
• Proficiency in working with at least one JS framework, e.g. React, Backbone or Angular.
• Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience with one or more relational databases & NoSQL databases.
• Experience and good knowledge about Python and GraphQL is a plus.
• Prior experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Capable of solving problems through uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related majors; 5+ years of relevant proven experience.

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.

Compensation and Benefits

Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area: $174,800.00 – 240,350.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts: $157,320.00 – 216,315.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area: $139,840.00 – 192,280.00 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 .