Why You’ll Love This Role
Cribl Stream unlocks the value of all machine data by giving users a new level of observability, intelligence, and control over real-time data. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build scalable, reliable, and intuitive capabilities that enable customers to operate Cribl Stream with confidence and agility.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Stream Control Plane team, you will work with a cross-functional group of engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver resilient, high-performing software at scale. This role blends technical depth with hands-on execution and is ideal for someone who enjoys solving distributed systems challenges, building customer-facing platform capabilities, and improving reliability in production environments.
This is a fully remote role, and Cribl is a remote-first company. Our culture embraces the diversity of team members across the globe.
As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…
Build software that powers the reliable and scalable operation of Cribl Stream, including deployment, configuration, and orchestration of distributed nodes at scale
Partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to turn product requirements into practical technical designs and high-quality implementations
Develop, test, and maintain robust code that delivers meaningful customer value
Use AI-assisted tools and agentic workflows effectively in day-to-day engineering work, including development, debugging, testing, and operational efficiency
Create automated tests and thoughtful test plans to ensure product quality, reliability, and maintainability
Contribute to engineering best practices, operational excellence, and a strong customer-focused mindset
Identify and implement improvements in performance, scalability, and developer efficiency across our products and processes
Help maintain and support our SaaS offerings, including participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation
Support occasional stand-by, on-call, or off-hours responsibilities as needed
If You’ve Got It - We Want It
Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. government security requirements for access to FedRAMP-authorized systems, which may include U.S. citizenship and US residence
BS in Computer Science or a related technical field with 5+ years of industry experience, or an MS in Computer Science with relevant professional experience
Strong hands-on software development experience delivering production systems and customer-facing features
Experience building enterprise software in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience designing, building, and consuming production APIs such as REST or RPC services
Experience participating in production on-call rotations and incident response
Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript test frameworks such as Playwright, Codecept, Mocha, Cypress, or Jest
Knowledge of or experience with data streaming and transformation, high-volume telemetry, logs, metrics, or observability systems
Strong coding experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript
Experience working in startup or fast-paced environments using agile development practices in remote or hybrid teams
Comfortable working in an AI-native, agentic engineering environment and using AI-assisted tools to improve productivity, code quality, and customer outcomes
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