Cribl is looking for an Engineering Manager for the Platform Core Team to drive and influence foundational technology decisions that power many of the company's products. The Core team supports the scale and reliability requirements needed by both enterprise customers as well as internal engineering teams within Cribl, aiming to develop a highly performant enterprise grade cloud and on-premise system, supporting reliability, security, and maintainability.
Requirements
- Strong technical expertise in designing and building scalable, distributed systems
- Hands-on experience in developing high-scale data streaming systems
- Background in building and deploying software within a SaaS environment
- Strong systems knowledge of how things work underneath the hood (linux, cloud)
- Demonstrated ability to hire, train, and mentor high-performing engineers, supporting all stages of software development and maintenance
- Comfortable working directly with customers to troubleshoot technical issues and collaborate on feature enhancements
- Track record of establishing and promoting strong engineering practices and processes
Responsibilities
- Build, mentor, and lead high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams dedicated to developing high quality distributed systems
- Champion technical excellence by setting high standards for design, code quality, and system robustness
- Take a hands-on approach when needed, providing code reviews, architecture guidance, and technical support to unblock the team
- Drive projects from concept to completion, including idea generation, design, implementation, and testing
- Foster a customer-centric culture, ensuring the team remains focused on delivering exceptional products that delight customers
- Attract, hire, and nurture top talent while promoting an inclusive and diverse team environment
- Balance immediate problem-solving with long-term strategic planning to drive sustainable innovation
Other
- Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams with a focus on collaboration and effective delivery
- At least 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role as a team lead or engineering manager
- This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties
- Collaborate across different engineering teams and departments, technical leads, product, and reliability teams to clearly align business needs and deliver joint outcomes.
- Partner effectively with product management and operations teams to shape, prioritize, and execute the product roadmap
