Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Cribl

105d • $180,100 - $250,100

About The Position

Cribl is looking for a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer to join our Marketing team. This is a senior individual contributor role with company-wide impact. You will set the standard for technical marketing at Cribl—defining frameworks, building next-generation demo and content experiences, and acting as a trusted advisor across Marketing, Sales, and Product. Your ability to translate deep technical expertise into compelling narratives and differentiated customer experiences will shape how Cribl is positioned in the market and perceived by customers, partners, and analysts.

Requirements

• 10 to 15 years in the software field as a technical marketing engineer, sales engineer, systems administrator, system engineer, SRE/SWE, or support engineer.
• 7+ years of experience in the observability software space.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior peers and raise organizational capability.
• A detailed understanding of advanced networking and system architecture concepts.
• Experience and proficiency with containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Advanced experience with AWS and working knowledge of Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience and proficiency with Javascript and regular expressions.
• Experience with code versioning and CI/CD solutions from Github and Bitbucket.
• Proficiency with automation tools like Terraform, Ansible or other config management tools.
• Familiarity with commonly used Search languages such as Kusto, Splunk SPL, Elastic/Kibana/OpenSearch Query DSL.
• Experience with metrics-driven products like Loki/Grafana or Datadog.
• Experience with SIEM products like Splunk, CrowdStrike, Wiz, Sentinel One.
• A self-driven attitude, thirst for learning, and ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• The ability to work in a high-stress environment at times with tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling technical content and new ways of demonstrating product capabilities and differentiation to key audience personas.
• Provide insights to shape product development and marketing strategies.
• Influence how Cribl’s products are marketed and shaped through close partnership with Product and Engineering.
• Define the strategic direction of technical assets and demo environments.
• Represent Cribl as a thought leader in observability, security, and data management.
• Mentor and raise the bar for other TMEs, solutions engineers, and technical marketers.
• Lead complex, hands-on proof-of-value environments showcasing Cribl’s differentiation.
• Drive competitive analysis at the strategic level.
• Partner with Solutions Engineering and Revenue Enablement leadership to ensure demo and technical assets scale globally.
• Create whitepapers, blogs, application notes, and implementation guides.
• Contribute to marketing requirements, product specification, and product design reviews.
• Develop and deliver technical assets on products, features, and technologies for internal and external use.
• Act as a Technical Lead for Marketing at all tradeshow events.
• Create and maintain real-world technical environments consistent with customer environments.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Fertility treatment benefit.
• 401(k) plan.
• Equity options.
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees