Software Developer Backend II (Full Time)- Canada

The application window is expected to close on: 07/02/2026

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Meet the Team The Platform Experience Backend team builds the APIs that power Splunk’s next-generation data processing and data storage solutions. We enable customers to route, transform, and process their data at the edge and in the cloud, and to store and query it at a massive scale in a modern data lake. We are working on exciting, unannounced big data products that will expand what Cisco and Splunk customers can do with their data in AI workflows. Our team is collaborative, fast-paced, and ownership-heavy—made up of skilled engineers who are friendly, open, and genuinely invested in helping each other grow.

Your Impact Build & Design: Work with the team to design, build, and test backend services and APIs in Go that power our Data Management products.

End-to-End Ownership: Implement small-to-medium features from technical design through coding, unit testing, code review, and deploying to production via CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate: Participate in agile ceremonies, give clear status updates, and collaborate with Product Managers, Frontend teams, and adjacent backend data teams.

Ensure Quality: Write clean, well-tested code, participate in code reviews, and maintain high code-quality standards.

Troubleshoot: Debug issues across services and downstream dependencies with support from senior engineers, and gradually grow into the on-call rotation to help resolve production issues.

Minimum Qualifications Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, of a certification or degree program (e.g., Associates, Apprenticeship, Boot Camp, or Certification in a specialized program + 3 years of relevant experience, High School Diploma + 4 years of relevant experience, Bachelors + 2 years of relevant experience) or Masters + 0 years of relevant experience. Relevant fields include:

• Foundational programming ability in a backend language (Go preferred; Java, Python, C++, or similar is fine) with a willingness to learn Go quickly.
• CS Fundamentals: Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and basic software design.
• Familiarity with building/consuming REST APIs, version control (Git), and the software development lifecycle.
• Solid debugging instincts, clear communication skills, and a collaborative, coachable mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Go, public cloud environments (AWS preferred), and containers/Kubernetes.
• Coursework or projects involving distributed systems, databases, or large-scale data processing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, data platforms, SQL, or big-data tooling.

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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.

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $93,000.00 to $132,300.00 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 be…