A little about us. Splunk is the key to enterprise resilience for the 11,000+ organizations that use our Unified Security and Observability Platform. We regularly appear on a lot of “Best Places to Work” lists and we think it’s because we encourage our Splunkers to bring their whole, authentic selves. 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. Because when you feel free to be you, it makes it a lot easier for us to be us.

Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek 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.

If you possess a passion for outstanding technology leadership and embrace the challenge of working on highly scalable systems that handle large volumes of data and automate large-scale operations, this position is for you.

The Elevator Pitch: Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?

You will be leading the Framework team which sits within the Data Platform’s Search and Indexing organization. You will be responsible for and lead the amazing teams focused on driving impactful near and long-term innovation and transformational change to drive improvements at the heart of our core products. The goal of the framework team is to help provide a more modular, resilient, and observable platform that enables developers to work with higher velocity and quality, whilst also making it easier for Customers and Splunkers to support and operate the product. You will be driving changes in how we build and architect Splunk code, driving improvements to help make the development and maintainability of our code by hundreds of engineers simpler, as well as delivering customer-facing features.

Success will be measured by your ability to define the team's vision, influence others and to build/lead your teams as part of our overall engineering strategy. You will seamlessly integrate into our innovative culture and contribute to our excellent record for delivering market-leading solutions. You are a seasoned leader with a demonstrated history of building and leading both established and emerging engineering talent while fostering an environment of inclusion, creativity, and innovation - and while doing it, have a lot of fun!

Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?

• You will become familiar with Splunk’s core products, engineering practices, and get to know your direct teams, colleagues and establish strong relationships cross-functionally across the engineering teams and beyond.
• You will have the ability to shape our future direction and strategy and define a vision for our onward evolution both in terms of product architecture and in how we work.
• You will help support the teams as they navigate through these transformational changes and help drive the adoption of a dev own’s quality mindset.
• You will support the teams in designing and delivering new features and capabilities at a high quality with a predictable cadence.
• You will mentor, support and help your global team grow.

To be successful in the role, candidates should be:

• A highly technical engineering leader who is experienced in managing managers and engineers within geographically distributed organizations, as well as comfortable building relationships with other stakeholders, and cross-functional partners, primarily working on a large C++ code base that is delivered both on-prem and to the cloud.
• Comfortable with ambiguous or rapidly evolving requirements helping teams to shape the future direction. You will play a vital role in product innovation by working closely with product management and other engineering teams to define the vision and strategy for your teams as well as helping to build near-term and long-term plans to build and enhance the Splunk product in terms of new features with quality, diagnosability, engineering efficiency and usability at the forefront.
• Experienced in building and cultivating strong engineering practices and processes and have a consistent track record of delivering scalable, high-performance, and high-quality software systems.
• Have a broad understanding of various cloud development technologies and trends for enterprise-scale, distributed systems.
• Excited to drive change and look for better ways to do things.
• Have experience with Enterprise SDLC (software development life-cycle) & multiple tools such as Jira, Gitlab, and Confluence.
• Focused on organizational health with a passion to help mentor, coach, and grow - thus helping the teams be their best every day.

What are our Splunk Values?

Our values are what makes Splunk, Splunk. Splunkers are encouraged and empowered to be Innovative, Passionate, Disruptive, Open, and Fun.

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?

This role is a Director of Engineering that will report to a Senior Director of Engineering as part of the Search and Indexing team in the Data Platform group. This is an awesome team with a great culture of doing great work, whilst having fun, with Splunkers based globally. You will be a manager of managers responsible for 3 teams - 2 based in the USA and 1 based in Poland.

Where is this role located?

Flexible or remote: this role can be done anywhere in the USA. The engineering teams that will report to you based in the USA are primarily based out of our San Francisco and San Jose offices in California.

What are the benefits and perks of working at Splunk?

You’re a Splunker. That means you deserve next-level benefits. Programs that help you boost your well-being. Resources to help you make the most of your money. Tools to support you in growing and caring for your family. And time-away programs to help you strike the right work-life balance. Check out the Benefits page for more details.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. 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.

Note: 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 below, 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, an ESPP and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $230,400.00 - 316,800.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $204,000.00 - 280,500.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $184,000.00 - 253,000.00 per year