Lead and grow a team of backend and data systems engineers building Cribl’s searching federated data capability
Partner w/ product, arch, and platform teams to design and deliver high-performance providers/connections to external systems (Snowflake, ADX, Elastic, etc.)
Shape the frameworks that power query translation, predicate pushdown, and results merging across multiple data locations
Drive architectural excellence, testing rigor, and performance reliability as we scale
Mentor and develop engineers, creating clarity and shared ownership across a technically deep team
This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties
Requirements
7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years managing a team focused on searching federated data
Background in log search, observability, security analytics, or data engineering
Deep understanding of distributed query engines or federated data access
Experience building or scaling integrations with external data sources
Comfort with query languages and systems like Lucene, SQL, or domain-specific search DSLs
Benefits
health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
paid holidays and paid time off
fertility treatment benefit
401(k)
equity
eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
backend engineeringdata systems engineeringquery translationpredicate pushdownresults mergingdistributed query enginesfederated data accesslog searchobservabilitysecurity analytics