Cisco

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco$177K — $257K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Boulder, CO
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with production systems
  • 7+ years of experience in backend services and distributed systems
  • 3+ years in AI systems, including AI agents and LLM applications
  • 5+ years in modern development practices including CI/CD and observability
  • Strong communication skills for effective collaboration across teams

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate internal platforms to facilitate AI agent creation
  • Develop services and frameworks for reliable, secure AI-powered workflows
  • Create high-impact AI agents to enhance developer productivity
  • Collaborate with engineers to identify developer needs and deliver solutions
  • Contribute to the architecture of AI platform services and integrations
  • Establish best practices for AI agent development and deployment
  • Enhance platform reliability and usability through thoughtful design

Benefits

  • Engagement in cutting-edge AI technology applications
  • Opportunity to improve developer productivity and experience
  • Collaboration with a large team of engineers
  • Ability to shape the future of internal developer tools at Splunk
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/03/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

The Developer Platforms team builds the internal tools, frameworks, and platforms that enable more than 3,000 Splunk engineers to build, test, and release world-class products at scale. The team works across developer productivity, quality systems, release engineering, build platforms, infrastructure automation, and AI-enabled engineering workflows.

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join the AI Platform team within Developer Platforms. This team is responsible for building the internal platform that enables Splunk engineers to create, deploy, and operate AI agents safely and effectively.

The team is also actively building high-impact AI agents and systems that reduce engineering toil, improve developer productivity, and help Splunk engineering teams keep pace with increasing software delivery velocity.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building scalable platforms, working with emerging AI technologies, and creating practical solutions that improve the daily experience of other engineers.

Your Impact
  • Design, build, and operate internal platform capabilities that enable engineers to create and run AI agents at scale.
  • Develop services, frameworks, and tooling that make it easier for teams to build reliable, secure, and maintainable AI-powered workflows.
  • Build high-impact AI agents and automation systems that reduce engineering toil and improve developer productivity.
  • Partner with engineers across Splunk to understand use cases, gather feedback, and deliver platform capabilities that solve real developer problems.
  • Contribute to the architecture and implementation of AI platform services, including integrations with internal systems, infrastructure, and developer tools.
  • Help establish patterns and best practices for building, testing, deploying, and operating AI agents within Splunk.
  • Improve platform reliability, observability, security, and usability through thoughtful design, implementation, and operational ownership.


Minimum Qualifications
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of designing, building, and operating production-grade systems.
  • 7+ years of experience with backend services, distributed systems, APIs, infrastructure platforms, developer tooling, or internal platforms.
  • 3+ years experience in AI-enabled systems, AI agents, LLM-based applications, prompt workflows, or machine-learning platform concepts.
  • 5+ years experience with modern software development practices, including testing, CI/CD, observability, reliability, and secure engineering.


Preferred Requirements
  • Ability to work across teams, understand developer needs, and turn ambiguous problems into practical technical solutions.
  • Experience building platforms, frameworks, or tools used by other engineers is highly desirable.
  • Passion for improving developer experience, engineering productivity, automation, and the responsible use of AI in software engineering.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, technical leads, product managers, and stakeholders.

About Cisco

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79,500 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$48 billion
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