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 our storage and analytics platform. As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in metrics, monitoring, and alerting, you will bring your experience and expertise to help your team build towards the best outcomes. You will have the opportunity to take on observability challenges and requirements, owning the design, implementation, and rollout with the support of your team.
As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will ...
Drive the implementation of our metrics and monitoring systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
Develop and enhance our observability platform to provide actionable insights across our product ecosystem
Design and implement alerting mechanisms that effectively notify teams of potential issues
Optimize storage solutions for high-volume telemetry data while maintaining query performance
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
Contribute to the development of best practices and engineering standards within the organization
This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties
If You Got It, We Want It
Proven track record of writing clean, maintainable, and testable code (Node.js/TypeScript)
Extensive experience with metrics collection, monitoring systems, and observability platforms
Experience building or working with time-series databases and analytics engines
Strong background in full-stack development with an emphasis on data visualization and dashboarding
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
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar solutions
Experience with columnar DBs (ClickHouse, Redshift, Cassandra, etc)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as BitBucket, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.
Broad range of experience implementing various cloud design patterns
Experience with high cardinality metric storage
Willingness to speak your mind and share ideas
Appreciation for humor and a love for goats
Comfort working remotely
Salary Range ($150,000 - $170,00)
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.
Bring Your Whole Self
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.
Interested in joining the Cribl herd? Learn more about the smartest, funniest, most passionate goats you’ll ever meet at cribl.io/about-us.
