Cisco
Distinguished Engineer - Spark Infrastructure Architecture
Cisco, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
Distinguished Engineer - Spark Infrastructure Architecture
Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end‑to‑end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi‑cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back. Meet the Team
Our Distinguished Engineer team drives architecture and technical direction for Splunk's $3.5B platform, ingesting petabytes of data for over 95% of the Fortune 100. As a tight‑knit group of DEs reporting to the VP of Architecture, we operate autonomously while coordinating closely on practical, durable solutions that evolve the platform for future requirements. Each DE owns cross‑organizational domains that shift fluidly as needs arise. Work alongside exceptionally smart engineers who value rigorous thinking and friendly collaboration—this is where the technical future gets defined! Impact
Architect and operationalize Spark at scale as a core component of Cisco Data Fabric, enabling customers to access and analyze exponentially more data across diverse organizational sources. Build resilient, always‑on infrastructure with automatic retry logic, fault tolerance, and seamless integration across myriad data sources and formats including Parquet, Iceberg, and modern table formats. Design the operational backbone—monitoring, observability, error handling, and horizontal scalability—that enables hundreds of engineers to build features confidently on solid foundations. Establish architectural patterns and support mechanisms that ensure high availability while maintaining performance at petabyte scale. Success is measured by customer adoption of data fabric capabilities and operational reliability metrics—uptime, ingestion performance, and incident reduction—that directly impact customer value. Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's in Computer Science (or equivalent) with 15+ years of related experience; or Master's with 12+ years; or PhD with 8+ years or equivalent experience Designed and deployed production Spark deployments at scale in cloud environments Experience with modern data formats including Parquet, Iceberg, and related table/columnar formats Production experience with AWS cloud platform Led technical decisions and architectural direction across engineering organizations of 50+ engineers Preferred Qualifications
Production experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms Experience integrating with diverse data platforms such as Snowflake, Pinot, Databricks, Trino, or similar systems Extensive Kubernetes experience in production environments Proven track record mentoring and growing engineers, with strong collaboration skills across sponsors, design, product management, and engineering teams Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Information Technology; Industries: Software Development Location: Englewood, CO Salary Range and Benefits
Starting salary range posted for this position is $267,600.00 to $339,400.00 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 contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. Employees also eligible for paid time away: 10 paid holidays per calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees; 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness; 16 days of paid vacation per calendar year for non‑exempt employees; flexible vacation for exempt employees; 80 hours of sick time; optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer; additional paid time may be requested for critical or emergency family matters. Salary Ranges by State
New York City Metro Area: $273,200.00 - $442,600.00 Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State: $267,600.00 - $390,300.00 For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. Application Process
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Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end‑to‑end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi‑cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back. Meet the Team
Our Distinguished Engineer team drives architecture and technical direction for Splunk's $3.5B platform, ingesting petabytes of data for over 95% of the Fortune 100. As a tight‑knit group of DEs reporting to the VP of Architecture, we operate autonomously while coordinating closely on practical, durable solutions that evolve the platform for future requirements. Each DE owns cross‑organizational domains that shift fluidly as needs arise. Work alongside exceptionally smart engineers who value rigorous thinking and friendly collaboration—this is where the technical future gets defined! Impact
Architect and operationalize Spark at scale as a core component of Cisco Data Fabric, enabling customers to access and analyze exponentially more data across diverse organizational sources. Build resilient, always‑on infrastructure with automatic retry logic, fault tolerance, and seamless integration across myriad data sources and formats including Parquet, Iceberg, and modern table formats. Design the operational backbone—monitoring, observability, error handling, and horizontal scalability—that enables hundreds of engineers to build features confidently on solid foundations. Establish architectural patterns and support mechanisms that ensure high availability while maintaining performance at petabyte scale. Success is measured by customer adoption of data fabric capabilities and operational reliability metrics—uptime, ingestion performance, and incident reduction—that directly impact customer value. Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's in Computer Science (or equivalent) with 15+ years of related experience; or Master's with 12+ years; or PhD with 8+ years or equivalent experience Designed and deployed production Spark deployments at scale in cloud environments Experience with modern data formats including Parquet, Iceberg, and related table/columnar formats Production experience with AWS cloud platform Led technical decisions and architectural direction across engineering organizations of 50+ engineers Preferred Qualifications
Production experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms Experience integrating with diverse data platforms such as Snowflake, Pinot, Databricks, Trino, or similar systems Extensive Kubernetes experience in production environments Proven track record mentoring and growing engineers, with strong collaboration skills across sponsors, design, product management, and engineering teams Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Information Technology; Industries: Software Development Location: Englewood, CO Salary Range and Benefits
Starting salary range posted for this position is $267,600.00 to $339,400.00 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 contribution, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. Employees also eligible for paid time away: 10 paid holidays per calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non‑exempt employees; 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness; 16 days of paid vacation per calendar year for non‑exempt employees; flexible vacation for exempt employees; 80 hours of sick time; optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer; additional paid time may be requested for critical or emergency family matters. Salary Ranges by State
New York City Metro Area: $273,200.00 - $442,600.00 Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State: $267,600.00 - $390,300.00 For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. Application Process
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