Senior Manager, Developer Platforms

Cisco

Senior Manager for Developer Platforms at Splunk leading three engineering teams in quality initiatives. Driving strategy and delivery for internal platforms to enhance software quality and developer productivity.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $174,700 - $253,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams and defining strategies for internal platform capabilities, with a strong focus on improving software quality and developer productivity through automated testing and quality frameworks.

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Software Engineering ExperienceTeam LeadershipStrategy DefinitionAutomated TestingQuality Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAutomated TestingQuality FrameworksRelease PipelinesDeveloper Tooling

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Industry Keywords

Software QualityDeveloper EnablementInternal Platform CapabilitiesEngineering Community

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Splunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead three teams responsible for quality platforms and developer enablement.
Set the strategy and roadmap for platforms used by Splunk’s internal engineering community.
Direct delivery of capabilities that improve software quality and release confidence.
Guide adoption as teams move through architectural and platform change.
Balance long-term strategy with near-term delivery; success means measurable gains in reliability, adoption, and developer productivity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building, testing, and releasing software at scale.
3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
Demonstrated experience defining strategy, building roadmaps, and delivering internal platform capabilities for engineering customers.
Demonstrated experience with automated testing, quality frameworks, release pipelines, developer tooling.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer