Senior Staff Software Engineer, Lake

Join The Cribl Herd

B2B SAAS data observability software. Cribl does differently. What does that mean? It means we are a serious company that doesn't take itself too seriously; and we're looking for people who love to get stuff done, and laugh a bit along the way. We're growing rapidly - looking for collaborative, curious, and motivated team members who are passionate about putting customers first. As a remote-first company we believe in empowering our employees to do their best work, wherever they are. As the data engine for IT and Security many of the biggest names in the most demanding industries trust Cribl to solve their most pressing data needs. Ready to do the best work of your career? Join the herd and unlock your opportunity.

Why You'll Love This Role

In this role, you will work closely with Product, Operations, and other business functions while collaborating with your direct team to own and deliver end-to-end features and functionality for Cribl Lake. As a Sr Staff Software Engineer, you will bring your experience and expertise to help your team build towards the best outcomes. You will have the opportunity to take on product-related challenges and requirements, owning the design, implementation, and rollout with the support of your team.

As an active member of our team, you will...

• Help to drive the technical direction and architecture of Cribl Lake and Lakehouse, ensuring its scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver on product roadmaps and objectives
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and debt, ensuring the long-term health of the codebase
• Contribute to the development of best practices and engineering standards within the organization
• Optimize and extend the capabilities of Cribl Lake and Lakehouse, leveraging your expertise in distributed systems and cloud technologies

This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties.

If You've Got It - We Want It

Proven track record of writing clean, maintainable, and testable code (Node.js/TypeScript)

Extensive experience in complex development environments, especially in large-scale highly available distributed systems and SaaS platforms

Deep expertise in developing resilient and scalable backend services on cloud providers, preferably AWS

Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, Linux, and distributed systems

Experience using assertion frameworks and tools like Mocha, Cypress, Jest to automate regression checks

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and a track record of learning quickly

Dedication to elegant and high-quality software

Experience mentoring and guiding junior engineers

Passion for making engineers successful and finding fulfillment through the success of others

Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as BitBucket, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.

Broad range of experience implementing various cloud design patterns

Experience with serverless / lambda-based implementations

Willingness to speak your mind and share ideas

Appreciation for humor and a love for goats

Comfort working remotely

Salary Range ($240,000 - $275,000) The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location. The salary offered within the range described will be based on the individual candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.

Diversity drives innovation, enables better decisions to support our customers, and inspires change for the better. We're building a culture where differences are valued and welcomed, and we work together to bring out the best in each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.