Cisco

Principal Engineer

Cisco$225K — $325K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience.
  • 5+ years of supervisory experience leading software engineering teams.
  • Experience in developing and executing long-range technical plans for cloud and non-cloud software initiatives.
  • Proven track record of setting organizational objectives and achieving performance targets.
  • Experience contributing to product or functional business strategy in a technology context.
  • Strong background in modern software development practices (CI/CD, DevOps, Agile).

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership to multiple software engineering teams.
  • Establish annual organizational objectives and priorities for key software engineering areas.
  • Contribute to product strategy by collaborating with product leaders and cross-functional teams.
  • Manage multiple teams with diverse focal areas while fostering growth and development.
  • Support process optimization and increase operational efficiency within the team.
  • Ensure accountability for execution commitments and performance results.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with high-performing, distributed engineering teams.
  • Influence the strategic direction and product roadmap at Splunk.
  • Foster a culture of compliance and ethical conduct within engineering organizations.
  • Professional growth and development opportunities within the teams.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technologies and cloud-native components.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 06/30/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be a key member for driving the strategic vision, development, and delivery of Cloud Native components at Splunk. You will work with multiple high-performing and distributed engineering teams, setting technical direction, establishing clear objectives, and ensuring the successful execution of our product roadmap.

Your Impact
  • Provide strategic leadership and direction to multiple software engineering teams, including managers, senior managers, and/or high-level individual contributors.
  • Accountable for establishing annual organizational objectives and priorities, ensuring the performance and results of a key software engineering area.
  • Contribute significantly to the development of product strategy, collaboratively working with product leaders and cross-functional teams.
  • Manage multiple teams with complimentary, but different focal areas to include comprehensive management responsibilities, fostering growth and development within your teams.
  • Support process optimization within your team and provide input to the larger team to increase operational efficiency and software delivery.
  • Accountable for the execution commitments of the team and the subsequent execution performance against those commitments


Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field with 15+ years of relevant experience
  • Minimum of 5+ years of direct supervisory experience leading software engineering teams.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and executing long-range technical plans for major software initiatives in cloud and non-cloud solutions.
  • Proven track record of establishing organizational objectives and consistently achieving performance targets for a significant functional area.
  • Experience contributing to product or functional business strategy within a technology company.
  • Strong background in modern software development practices (CI/CD, DevOps, Agile)


Preferred Qualifications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Master's in computer science, Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering a culture of compliance, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement within engineering organizations.
  • Enterprise security program experience defining overall security strategy, compliance strategy, IT architecture, etc.
  • Experience using AI for Development and Operations
  • Cybersecurity product development and subject matter expertise

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