Manager, Software Engineering

Cribl

Engineering Manager leading a senior engineering team for analytical solutions at Cribl. Driving user-facing product development and mentorship within a dynamic environment.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $215,000 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow a senior team of engineers building Cribl's dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, investigations, and analytical discovery capabilities
Partner closely with Product to translate vision into execution -- surfacing ideas, shaping direction, and communicating the 'why' to your team with clarity and energy
Drive the team's delivery rhythm across dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, scheduled searches, AI-assisted workflows, and performance improvements that directly shape how customers interact with Cribl Search
Shape technical direction alongside staff+ engineers, ensuring architectural decisions balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability
Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, creating shared ownership and clarity across a technically deep, senior team
Act as a storyteller for the team -- connecting individual work to broader product vision and customer value

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years managing a team focused on user-facing product development
Background in search, observability, analytics, or data visualization platforms
Experience leading senior/staff-level engineers who operate with high autonomy
Strong PM partnership skills -- comfortable co-creating roadmaps, translating product vision, and navigating ambiguity
Comfort with fast-paced environments where priorities shift and the team is central to the product's identity

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
paid holidays and paid time off
a fertility treatment benefit
401(k)
equity

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineeringuser-facing product developmentdata visualizationanalyticssearchperformance improvementsAI-assisted workflowsarchitectural decisionsmentoringteam leadership

Soft Skills

communicationstorytellingcollaborationclarityenergyownershipnavigating ambiguitypartnershipadaptabilitymentorship