Staff Software Engineer

Cribl

full-time

Posted on: 9/24/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $190,000 - $235,000 per year

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AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptJestNode.jsTypeScript

About the role

Develop software that powers the reliable and scalable operation of Cribl Stream such as deployment, configuration, and orchestration of distributed nodes at high scale
Work with a cross functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers to translate feature requirements into technical designs and implementable code
Develop, test, and maintain robust code that effectively delivers customer value
Work closely with peers to provide feedback on design and code reviews
Take the lead on feature development while balancing the responsibilities of high quality software development and delivering value quickly to our customers
Develop automated tests and comprehensive test plans to ensure high quality code and product features that work as expected
Champion teamwork, engineering best practices, and a customer focused mindset
Provide technical and thought leadership to the products and tools that we deliver
Introduce performance and efficiency improvements across our products and processes
Mentor and coach junior engineers on the team
Engage our users by contributing to internal and external blogs that relate to the products you help develop
Help maintain and support our SaaS products including periodic participation in our 24x7 on-call rotations
This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

BS in CS/EE with 7+ years of experience or MS with 4+ years
Expert knowledge and demonstrated experience in building enterprise grade products for highly available distributed systems at scale
Expert knowledge of designing, building and using APIs (e.g. REST and RPC)
Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
Experience developing and using products in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP
Strong sense of ownership with a focus on high quality deliverables
Excellent verbal and written communication, able to explain complex technical topics to stakeholders with ease in remote/distributed work environments
Self driven and motivated with a demonstrated track record of learning new technologies and developing prototypes quickly
Excellent ability to maintain focus on outcomes without getting bogged down
Ability to write clean, concise, and testable code – JavaScript/TypeScript and NodeJS preferred but not required
Experience developing unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests using tools and frameworks such as Jest, MochaJS, CodeceptJS
This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties