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Director of Machine Learning Engineering-US REMOTE

Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, our customers, having fun, and most importantly to each other’s success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!

Responsibilities:

  • Recruit, mentor, and grow world class engineers and managers.
  • Partner with cross functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence.
  • Help define technical direction and architecture with engineering team members.
  • Facilitate coordination of multiple scrum teams to successfully deliver committed feature sets.
  • Drive practices in training and development, and drive efficiencies across multiple feature teams.
  • Build a culture of continuous learning, growth, and sharing of technological insights.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of hands-on technical experience.
  • Experience shipping at least 2 consumer-facing SaaS products built on AWS
  • Experience building geo-distributed teams in EU (highly preferred)
  • Experience building ML/AI driven SaaS products and engineering teams
  • 4+ years of direct management experience of highly technical managers and engineers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another quantitative field. We will consider equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in delivering multiple complex technical projects within an Agile environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Familiar with machine learning and data science workflows.
  • Expertise in developing software on a public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Expertise in developing software with stream processing technology (Kafka, AWS Kinesis).
  • Proficiency with backend systems built using microservices, containerized infrastructure, and modern continuous delivery practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to build a culture of team building and people management.
  • Demonstrated ability to reach stretch goals in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable managing and mentoring ML Researchers, Engineers and Cloud Platform Engineers
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Note: Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out below, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, an ESPP and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $230,400.00 - 316,800.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $204,000.00 - 280,500.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $184,000.00 - 253,000.00 per year



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Splunk turns machine data into answers. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to solve their toughest IT, Internet of Things and security challenges.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Click here to review the US Department of Labor’s EEO is The Law notice. Please click here to review Splunk’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. If you need assistance or an accommodation to apply or during the hiring process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request form.

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Splunk does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Please click here to review Splunk’s Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.

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