Junior Software Development Engineer In Test Jobs in Davis, CA

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Join Splunk and help shape the future of machine data!
At Splunk,we'redriven by a bold vision: to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone.We'rea team of passionate builders who care deeply about our customers, ourtechnology, and each other's success. We work hard, move fast, and believe that great outcomes come from collaboration, trust, and curiosity. If you're excited by the idea of working on mission-critical systems that deliver real customer im pact - and want to be part of a growing company redefining how organizations use data to make decisions - we'd love to talk with you about the team. Our team builds andoperateslarge-scale services that orchestrate updates and changes across customer environments in Splunk Cloud. We workata significantscale across AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes, supporting both traditional and containerized workloads. This is an opportunity to apply deep cloud and distributed systemsexpertisewhile driving the next generation of automation that powers Splunk Cloud. Our work directly influences reliability, scalability, and customer trust, and we are continuously evolving how we build, deploy, andoperatesystemsat scale.
Whatyou'lldo

• Own features end-to-end across the complete software development lifecycle including AI, spanning requirements gathering, technical design, implementation, testing, automation, deployment, and ongoing operational ownership in production.

• Translate customer and business needs into clear technical solutions, making thoughtful trade-offs that balance speed, quality, and reliability.

• Design, build, andmaintainhighly scalable, distributed systems that handle large volumes of data.

• Identifyand resolve pre-production bottlenecks and production issues, improving system resilience and performance.
  Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to shared engineering standards and long-term system health.

• Partner closely with product managers, SREs, and cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful customer outcomes.

• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, diagnosing and resolving production issues to ensure reliability and customer trust.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of learning, ownership, and continuous improvement.

What will help you succeed

• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and disciplines.

• A strong ownership mindset, with a proactive approach toidentifyingproblems and driving solutions.

• Drive and resilience when working through complex, ambiguous, or high impact
  challenges.

• Goal orientation, with the ability to turn high-levelobjectivesinto measurable outcomes.

• Openness to change and experimentation, including curiosity and passion around AI-assisted development, automation, and operational tooling.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineeringandproficiencyin at least one programming language, such as Go, Python, or Java.

• 5+ years of experience in the design and implementation of distributed systems, including databases, distributed file systems, concurrency control, consistency modelswith API communication paradigms, including REST.

PreferredQualifications

• 2+ years of experience withCI/CD pipelines,Kubernetes, container ecosystems, and microservices-based architectures.

• 3+ years of experience working with public cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• 5+ years of experience with debugging, troubleshooting, and the use of observability and diagnostic tools.

• Experience developing or deploying applications using LLMs, RAG pipelines, MCP, and multi-agent frameworks.

What we offer

• A team of incredibly capable and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering to product management and customer support.

• A stable, collaborative, and supportive work environment. We work in an open environment, work together to get things done, and adapt to the changing needs for the team. We keep it real by being open and honest.

• Balance. We want you to be successful outside ofwork,too. We trust our colleagues tobe responsiblefortheir time andcommitment andbelieve that balance helps cultivate a positive environment.

• Fun. We are committed to having every employee want to give it their all, be respectful and a part of the family, and have a smile on their face while doing it

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full 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 determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* 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.