Principal Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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)

Requirements

• 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
• Why Cisco?
• We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
• Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
• The starting salary range posted for this position is $225,000.00 to $325,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
• U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching

Benefits

Additional Information

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 . Meet The Team Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer, more resilient digital world with an end‑to‑end, full‑stack platform designed for hybrid, multi‑cloud environments. Our work spans networking, security, observability, and customer experience - designing and deploying foundation models that enhance reliability, strengthen security, prevent downtime, and deliver predictive insights across Splunk Observability, Security, and Platform at enterprise scale. You'll be part of a culture that values technical excellence, impact‑driven innovation, and multi-functional collaboration - all within a flexible, growth‑oriented environment. 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.

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